UGMC Research Director urges stronger clinical trials to bridge gap between research and patient care
The Director of the Medical and Scientific Research Centre (MSRC) at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Prof Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, has called for a more deliberate system to translate scientific discoveries into practical healthcare solutions for patients.
Prof Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, Director of the Medical and Scientific Research Centre (MSRC) at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), has urged for stronger clinical trials to bridge the gap between research and patient care. Ghana possesses world-class scientists who produce high-quality research, yet there is a greater emphasis required on establishing the systems, policies and partnerships necessary to translate these findings from laboratories to clinical practice.
During the UGMC Research Symposium, themed "From Bench to Bedside: Integrating Research, Technology, and Clinical Care in Ghana," Prof Hayfron-Benjamin highlighted that UGMC functions as an academic medical centre, combining healthcare delivery and research to generate new evidence for improving patient outcomes. He emphasized that academic medical centres, such as UGMC, not only provide healthcare but also conduct research to produce new evidence that is then utilized to enhance patient care through evidence-based methods.
The symposium aimed to explore ways to translate laboratory discoveries into clinical applications, with "bench" referring to the laboratory and "bedside" to the clinical environment where patients receive treatment.
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