A gateway to the clinical research network of Quebec
Objectives
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Suggest a centralized entry point for clinical research in cancer
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Reduce clinical trial startup times
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Lend a hand for investigator-initiated trials
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Support collaborations between researchers and clinicians
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Facilitate interactions between the industry and the clinical scientific community
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Encourage investments in clinical research
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Improve clinical research activities in healthcare centers
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Identify available resources of each of these institutions
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Provide real-time information on clinical trials
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Offer our expertise in budget management and quality assurance
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Provide tools for data collection, performance indicators and training
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Achieve the highest quality standards
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Facilitate the commissioning of a central ethics committee in oncology
A personalized gateway
Q-CROC helps bridge the gap between government, industry and clinical research teams thanks to its liaison coordinators. As such, Q-CROC acts as a gateway to the network to facilitate study start-up. With our liaison coordinators assigned to several research teams across Quebec, we are able to offer personalized councelling to phamaceutical industry players for:
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Feasibility studies;
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Site selection;
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Audits;
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Equipment calibration and inventory;
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Support to the convenience committee;
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Ethical committee submissions;
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Study registration (GEOQ);
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Management of regulatory documents (start-up);
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Amendments, etc.
Tailor-made tools
Q-CROC plays an active role in cross-team and cross-institution knowledge sharing pertaining to procedure optimization and performance monitoring, thanks to its presence within the sites and the links sustained with the management teams.
We are able to provide each site with the following customized tools:
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Informed consent forms;
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SOPs;
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Confidentiality agreements;
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Templates;
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Key performance indicators;
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Budget follow-ups;
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Targeted trainings.
A statistical data and performance measuring service, as well as a support in disseminating information
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Publication of job offers, news and events from members on the website.


Current network status:
12 member institutions


Our Liaison Coordinators
in few words...
Liaison coordinators are local resources appointed to research teams and dedicated to expediting study start-ups, patient recruitment, continuous improvement of processes and data collection.