Researchers featured on new KGH website
December 17, 2015
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Queen鈥檚 researchers and their work are featured prominently on a new website for the Kingston General Hospital Research Institute. The site, launched in conjunction with the overall KGH website redesign, focuses on research being done in the hospital and includes a number of videos highlighting scientists and their patients. It offers extensive resources for researchers and their teams, and provides information for patients and families interested in taking part in hospital-based research.
鈥淥utstanding researchers are creating exciting new opportunities for discovery and collaboration,鈥 says Roger Deeley, Queen鈥檚 University researcher, Vice President, Health Sciences Research, KGH and President, KGHRI. 鈥淭his website enables us to showcase our researchers, their work, and its impact on patients, families and the broader community.鈥
A centerpiece of the site is its library of researcher profiles, focusing on both doctors and scientists whose research leads to better patient care and more effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease and illness.
鈥淭he new KGHRI website brings together highlights of the research activities of all those conducting clinical research within the halls of KGH,鈥 says Queen鈥檚 University researcher Anne Ellis (Medicine). 鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting development, because it not only is a resource for trainees looking for new research opportunities but also for potential research study participants.鈥
The site also includes helpful links for potential industrial partners and collaborators.
Researchers can find instructions and resources on starting and running their research programs, including links to policies and fillable forms.
Patients and families can learn how research helps them, find out how to take part in research studies, and see who is doing those studies.
The (KGHRI) is the not-for-profit academic health research institute of Kingston General Hospital. KHRI works in close collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen鈥檚 University and with its partner hospitals, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Providence Care, advancing research leading to better treatment and care of Canadians.