CATALIS develops simple, efficient tools whose aim is to maximize the performance of Quebec institutions in conducting clinical trials.
The Nagano Data Processing System
CATALIS and its collaborators undertook the optimization of the Nagano data processing system used by the public institutions of Quebec’s health and social service network in order to provide a multipurpose platform for planning and managing clinical trials.
This section presents CATALIS’ objectives and projects.
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Collaborators
Semi Solutions Médicales, the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec (MSSS), the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec – Université Laval, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), as well as the pharmaceutical members of CATALIS Québec.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
CATALIS and its collaborators are currently developing the second version of N2 Canada’s SOPs, intended for research ethics boards (REBs), in order to adapt them to Quebec policies.
Access SOPs (Fr) • Access SOPs (En)
Table of Contents – SOPs Standard operating procedures
100 – General administration (101-108)
101.001 – Authority and Purpose
102.001 – Research Requiring REB Review
102.001 – Research Requiring REB Review
104.001 – Management of REB Support Staff
105A.001 – Conflicts of Interest – REB Members and Support Staff
105B.001 – Conflicts of Interest – Researcher
105C.001 – Conflicts of Interest – Board of Directors
106.001 – Signatory Authority
107.001 – Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
108.001 – Standard Operating Procedures Maintenance
200 – REB Organization (201-204)
201.001 – Composition of the REB
202.001 – Management of REB Membership
202.001 – Management of REB Membership
204.001 – REB Support Staff Serving as REB Members (TBA) – Pending
300 – Functions and Operations (301-303)
301.001 – REB Submission Requirements and Administrative Review
302.001 – REB Meeting Administration
303.001 – Document Management
400 – Reviews of Research (401-409)
401.001 – REB Review Decisions
402.001 – Delegated Review
403.001 – Initial Review – Criteria for REB Approval
404.001 – Recruitment and Informed Consent Requirements
405A.001 – Ongoing REB Review Activities
405B.001 – Continuing Review (TBA) – Pending
406.001 – Annual Review – Renewal of REB Approval
407.001 – Suspension or Termination of REB Approval
408.001 – Research Completion
409.001 – Communication of REB Decisions
500 – Reviews requiring Special Consideration (501-504)
501.001 – REB Review During Publicly Declared Emergencies
502.001 – Biobanks (TBA) – Pending
503.001 – Multisite Research – Pending
504.001 – Research on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (TBA) – Pending
600 – Researcher Qualifications and Responsibilities (601)
601.001 – Researcher Qualifications and Responsibilities
700 Quality Control (701-702)
701.001 – Quality Assurance
702.001 – Non-Compliance with the Responsible Conduct of Research
MUHC REB-SOPs Table of Concordance with N2/Careb SOP Codes
Glossary of terms – Research Ethics Board Standard Operating Procedure
Collaborators
N2 Canada Network of Networks and the REBs of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (CHU Sainte-Justine) and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
These documents have been adopted by these institutions:
Please let us know if your institution adopts these standard operating procedures: dlaberge@catalisquebec.com
Collaborators
the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec (MSSS), the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), the research ethics boards (REBs) of the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec – Université Laval and the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), as well at the pharmaceutical members of CATALIS Québec.
These documents have been adopted by these institutions: Pending
Contracts – Reference price list for clinical trials
CATALIS and its collaborators have developed a reference price list to facilitate the assessment and negotiation of clinical trial budgets in the public institutions of Quebec’s health and social service network.
Access the reference price list: This reference price list is presently in the pilot phase in the five (5) institutions participating in CATALIS.
For additional information: dlaberge@catalisquebec.com
Collaborators
the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec – Université Laval and the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), as well as the pharmaceutical members of CATALIS Québec.
Contracts – Facilitating legal reviews
In the years to come, CATALIS and its collaborators developed a best practices guidebook for reviewing research contracts with the industry. This document is in the process to obtain the ministerial authorization.
For additional information: dlaberge@catalisquebec.com