Research is all around us – Celebrating Clinical Trials Day 2025 – Australian College of Nursing

Research is all around us – Celebrating Clinical Trials Day 2025 – Australian College of Nursing

On 20 May each year, we celebrate the pioneering work of Dr James Lind, who in 1747 led one of the first documented clinical trials. His research into treatments for scurvy ultimately led to the discovery of the the preventative role of Vitamin C in this condition. Fast forward 250+ years, and in all our workplaces, the clinical care we deliver is underpinned by research. Research is there in the medications we administer, the clinical assessmen…

The Icance cancer institute has just been established by the Hospitals of Bayonne, Donapaleu and Izpura (Lower Navarre). Thomas Grellety, head of the cancer service, hopes that it will help them better coordinate care, as well as use new materials and techniques, through training. In addition to the medical perspective, they have also wanted to work on the social perspective: they have created the Kalaka space, which will be managed by patient a…