COVID-19: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Landscape in Health Research
with Leanne E. Tran, JD, MD
Thursday, March 17th from 12:30pm - 2:00pm (virtual event)
The second annual International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was marked on December 27, 2021. The UN General Assembly called for this day in 2020 to advocate for the importance of preventing and preparing for epidemics. In addition to creating local and global partnerships against epidemics, the UN emphasizes that “[t]here is great need of raising awareness, the exchange of information, scientific knowledge and best practices, quality education and advocacy programmes on epidemics at the local, national, regional and global levels as effective measures to prevent and respond to epidemics”.
Dr. Leanne E. Tran, Managing Research Counsel & Head of the Health Law, Innovation and Policy Lab (HLIP Lab) at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), Sinai Health System (Sinai Health) has been on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 in Toronto since the beginning. She manages a team of lawyers and legal professionals focused on prioritizing research on COVID-19, resulting in new diagnostics and vaccine testing, as well as advising on clinical issues such as consent and ICU transfers.
Join University of Toronto Faculty of Law Alumna (2001), Dr. Tran, as she discusses:
- Her background as a health lawyer passionate about facilitating ground-breaking health research and innovation
- The changes in laws, regulations, governance and policies as a result of the fight against COVID-19 with a focus on bench and clinical health research
- What the HLIP Lab is working on to further health research and innovation
Leanne E. Tran, JD, MD
Dr. Leanne E. Tran is a health lawyer with over twenty years of combined experience in the health and legal sectors and the Managing Research Counsel at the Office of Technology Transfer and Industry Liaison, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), Sinai Health System (Sinai Health). She is also the Head of the Health Law, Innovation and Policy Lab (HLIP Lab) at LTRI and Principal at JD MD Solutions, which offers services at the interface of law, medicine, science, and research.
For more information, contact: josh.morrison@utoronto.ca
