Patient Partnership in Research and Clinical Trials Presented at the Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting

Patient voices are transforming the future of healthcare research. At the Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting, WKG Foundation and Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) highlighted the growing importance of patient partnership in research and clinical trials through a presentation delivered by Therese Lane. The session explored how lived experience can strengthen study design, improve accessibility, and help create more meaningful and patient-centered healthcare outcomes.

Advancing Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials: Leadership at the Clinical Trials Symposium 2026

Patient engagement in clinical trials is no longer a “nice to have”—it is essential to designing research that is relevant, inclusive, and impactful. This growing priority was highlighted at the Clinical Trials Symposium 2026, where leaders in patient-oriented research shared practical approaches to strengthening collaboration between researchers and people with lived experience. Among the presenters …