First oncology clinical trial commences at Albany Health Campus
Natalee Lawson (Clinical Trial Coordinator), Janeece Drage (Clinical Nurse Manager), Dr Omar Faruque (Director Medical Oncology), Kerin Young (Nurse Practitioner Cancer Services), Kristin Ellingson (Registered Nurse)
In a boost to local cancer care for Great Southern patients, Albany Health Campus Cancer Centre has recently commenced its first oncology clinical trial.
A collaboration between the WA Country Health Service Trial Centre, Fiona Stanley Medical Oncology, and the Albany Health Campus Cancer Centre, this marks the third Teletrial to be conducted in Albany.
The WA Country Health Service Trial Centre co-ordinates and supports the delivery of high-quality, place-based clinical trials across regional Western Australia, improving access to advanced therapies for country patients through a centrally connected service.
The trial enables participants access to genetic testing to guide chemotherapy dosing, with the initiative representing an important step in improving equity for country patients, ensuring people living in regional areas can receive clinical trial care closer to home.
Expanding local clinical trial capability is expected to bring lasting benefits to patients and their families throughout the Great Southern.
Other previous Teletrials conducted in Albany include the Flash GM trial of continuous blood glucose monitoring for Aboriginal patients living with Type 2 Diabetes, and the Vitafoot study which trialled vitamin supplementation for diabetic foot ulcers.
For more information on the WA Country Health Service Trial Centre, visit the page here.