True North Team
The True North Clinical Research Staff is comprised of a team of highly qualified professionals dedicated to making a difference in the lives of all those touched by conditions of the aged.
Management Team
Mark Johnston, MD, FRCP (C)
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director
Dr. Mark Johnston has been practicing psychiatry for over 15 years. His focus has always been on our aging community and what can be done to improve quality of life. He is dedicated to contributing to the effort to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease through conducting numerous clinical trials at his research clinics in Kentville and Halifax.
Greg MacDonald CPA, CA
Controller
greg.macdonald@truenorthcr.com
Investigators
Mark Johnston, MD, FRCP (C)
Mark Allan, MD
Ronald Wojcik, MD
Rodney Brittain, MD
Lely Abud, MD
Dave Wilcox, MD
Jennifer Johnston, MD
Chris King, MD
Kerrie Schoffer, MD
Clinical Research Coordinators
Linda Walters-Findlay, RN
Jackie Publicover, RN
Kathryn Smith, LPN
Christina Day
Madie El-Aghil
Erin McAfee
Assessment Specialists
Janice Patton, LPN
Jamie Halliday
Shannon Blois
Dr. Kjerstin Baldwin, Ph. D, R. Psych
Charlene Morrissey, RN
Support Staff
Brittany Veinott
Business Development Specialist
brittany.veinott@truenorthcr.com
Julie Thorsen
Regulatory Compliance Lead
julie.thorsen@truenorthcr.com
Rebecca Clarke
Patient Navigator
rebecca.clarke@truenorthcr.com
Kali Phillips
Support Specialist
kali.phillips@truenorthcr.com
Natasha LaPierre
Research Assistant
natasha.lapierre@truenorthcr.com
Autumn Rafuse
Research Assistant
autumn.rafuse@truenorthcr.com
Laura Harris
Memory Clinic Coordinator
laura.harris@truenorthcr.com
Kristen Doyle
Accountant
kristen.doyle@truenorthcr.com
Barb Eddy
Accounting Assistant
barb.eddy@truenorthcr.com
Privacy and Ethics
Clinical trials are an essential part of the research and development of all pharmaceutical drugs where the safety and effectiveness of potential treatments are evaluated. At True North Clinical Research, we are committed to industry best practices and ensuring we are consistently providing our clients with the highest quality care. All work done at True North adheres to the principles established by ICH-GCP, TPCS2, and Health Canada Division 5. All clinical trials activity is approved and monitored by an ethics review board and by Health Canada. True North adheres to the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Act (PIPEDA) and the Nova Scotia Health Information Act (PHIA). We have appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information and stored data in our database.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
True North Clinical Research
70 Exhibition Street, Suite 130, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
362 Lacewood Drive, Suite 203, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1-855-378-8783 | info@truenorthcr.com