Toronto

Prof. Thorpe is a statistician, educated at the University of Waterloo, with thirty years of experience with trials and studies spanning a wide range clinical fields including: cerebrovascular disease, nephrology, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, neonatology and oncology. His research interests include the design, conduct, data management and analysis of clinical trials, statistical education and statistical computing.  He was the lead author on the paper that first presented PRECIS, a tool to help trialists design their trials for pragmatic or explanatory purposes.

Prof. Thorpe is a statistician, educated at the University of Waterloo, with thirty years of experience with trials and studies spanning a wide range clinical fields including: cerebrovascular disease, nephrology, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, neonatology and oncology. His research interests include the design, conduct, data management and analysis of clinical trials, statistical education and statistical computing.  He was the lead author on the paper that first presented PRECIS, a tool to help trialists design their trials for pragmatic or explanatory purposes.

Dr. Mazer is a professor of Anesthesia and Physiology at the University of Toronto. His translational research program focuses on cardiovascular clinical trials, perioperative blood conservation, cardiac physiology and perioperative organ protection. He is also chair of the Research Ethics Board of Unity Health Toronto.

Dr. Mazer is a professor of Anesthesia and Physiology at the University of Toronto. His translational research program focuses on cardiovascular clinical trials, perioperative blood conservation, cardiac physiology and perioperative organ protection. He is also chair of the Research Ethics Board of Unity Health Toronto.

Dr. Anna Heath is a Scientist in the Child Health and Evaluative Sciences Program at SickKids Research Institute, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics, University of Toronto and an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Statistical Science, University College London, UK. She holds an MMath in Mathematics with French Language and a PhD in Statistical Science. Dr. Heath’s research focuses on developing new, innovative statistical methods to design, prioritise and analyse clinical research within a Bayesian framework. She is particularly interested in applying methods from decision theory, the science of determining the best course of action when the consequence of each action is uncertain, to the conception, design and analysis of clinical trials.

Dr. Anna Heath is a Scientist in the Child Health and Evaluative Sciences Program at SickKids Research Institute, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics, University of Toronto and an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Statistical Science, University College London, UK. She holds an MMath in Mathematics with French Language and a PhD in Statistical Science. Dr. Heath’s research focuses on developing new, innovative statistical methods to design, prioritise and analyse clinical research within a Bayesian framework. She is particularly interested in applying methods from decision theory, the science of determining the best course of action when the consequence of each action is uncertain, to the conception, design and analysis of clinical trials.

Dr. Ouyang is a Biostatistician in the Child Health and Evaluative Sciences Program at SickKids Research Institute, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics, University of Toronto and an affiliate investigator at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He holds a PhD in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His research focuses on the design and analysis of clinical trials, with a particular emphasis on novel cluster randomized trials and Bayesian adaptive designs. His research also covers Quasi-experimental design and longitudinal data analysis. As a biostatistician, he actively collaborates with clinicians and researchers from various backgrounds and provides statistical consultations in study design, grant proposals, and data analysis.

Dr. Ouyang is a Biostatistician in the Child Health and Evaluative Sciences Program at SickKids Research Institute, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics, University of Toronto and an affiliate investigator at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He holds a PhD in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His research focuses on the design and analysis of clinical trials, with a particular emphasis on novel cluster randomized trials and Bayesian adaptive designs. His research also covers Quasi-experimental design and longitudinal data analysis. As a biostatistician, he actively collaborates with clinicians and researchers from various backgrounds and provides statistical consultations in study design, grant proposals, and data analysis.

Associate Scientist of Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Chair of Children’s Health Research Institute’s largest Division, Children’s Health and Therapeutics. Chair of Western University’s Health Sciences Research Ethics Board. ENRICH health research training platform executive board.

Associate Scientist of Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Chair of Children’s Health Research Institute’s largest Division, Children’s Health and Therapeutics. Chair of Western University’s Health Sciences Research Ethics Board. ENRICH health research training platform executive board.