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A gateway to the clinical research network of Quebec

 

Objectives

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  • Suggest a centralized entry point for clinical research in cancer

  • Reduce clinical trial startup times

  • Lend a hand for investigator-initiated trials

  • Support collaborations between researchers and clinicians

  • Facilitate interactions between the industry and the clinical scientific community

  • Encourage investments in clinical research

  • Improve clinical research activities in healthcare centers

  • Identify available resources of each of these institutions

  • Provide real-time information on clinical trials

  • Offer our expertise in budget management and quality assurance

  • Provide tools for data collection, performance indicators and training

  • Achieve the highest quality standards

  • 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;

  • Site selection;

  • Audits;

  • Equipment calibration and inventory;

  • Support to the convenience committee;

  • Ethical committee submissions;

  • Study registration (GEOQ);

  • Management of regulatory documents (start-up);

  • Amendments, etc.

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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.

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We are able to provide each site with the following customized tools:

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  • Informed consent forms;

  • SOPs;

  • Confidentiality agreements;

  • Templates;

  • Key performance indicators;

  • Budget follow-ups;

  • Targeted trainings.

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A statistical data and performance measuring service, as well as a support in disseminating information

 

  • Publication of job offers, news and events from members on the website.

Current network status:

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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. 

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