PSA APAC Events

ARCS Conference (June 2024)

On the 11 Jun 2024, Katrina Harrison (Proud Science Alliance APAC Steering Team, MSD Global Clinical Supply Continuous Improvement) chaired the session on Diversity in Clinical Research.

The Proud Science Alliance APAC, presenter Ian Lunt, (Local Study Associate Director, AstraZeneca Pty Ltd and Proud Science Alliance APAC Co-Lead) shared the journey of the Proud Science Alliance in APAC from pre COVID to restarted in 2013 with 3 initiatives:

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1. Alliances with key industry bodies such as TGA, ARCS, PAIG, NZACRES etc

2. Mentorship program

3. Using volunteer days for PSA activities

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The second presenter was Dr Rayan Saleh Moussa, National Manager PaCCSC/CST and discussed the Embracing Intersectionality for Inclusive Clinical Research.

• Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC)

• Cancer Symptom Trials (CST)

• IMPACCT Trials Coordination Centre (ITCC)

• IMPACCT- Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation

• Faculty of Health | University of Technology Sydney

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“Access and inclusion in clinical research should not be a privilege reserved for a few, but a fundamental right guaranteed to all.”

Photos (left to right): Ian Lunt presenting at the conference; Katrina Harrison and Ian Lunt