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Qi Xia

Application Developer/Administrator, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics, Oracle Certified DBA

Qi undertook a postgraduate course in Physics and also obtained a Computer Science diploma/certificate at University of Regina, Canada.

Qi previously worked on systems regarding pension, life insurance, and group insurance for Canada Life Assurance. Qi also worked at Power company and Sask Health, contributing to enterprise integration, application and database support, and was involved in planning, implementing, and testing variant systems.

Qi joined Advancing Health/CTN in 2018. Major responsibilities include planning/installing/configuring/supporting many databases and Oracle Health Science suite including InForm, Central Designer, Central Coding, as well as Cognos Analysis – the systems for the Data Management Team to design, create, and operate many online clinical trial applications for different organizations and companies. Qi has a strong interest in Database Administration.