Conducting Research at Osler

Institutional authorization

Institutional approval is granted when an impact assessment (IA) form has been completed and approved by all relevant Osler departments prior to initiating the study. The finalized IA form is signed by all authorized personnel and is sent to research administration when complete to inform the contract and budgeting process.

Please review the Osler IA guideline and complete an IA form. For more information on the IA process requirements or to obtain the required IA package templates (form/presentation), please contact research@williamoslerhs.ca.

For more information about obtaining institutional authorization, please contact the research manager.

Research contracts/agreements

If the study requires a research contract, this must be in place prior to conducting any research activities. Examples include:

• non-disclosure agreements/confidentiality agreements
• clinical trial agreements
• site agreements
• material transfer agreements
• data transfer agreements

Osler's research administration office facilitates the review and negotiations of all research contracts. This office also ensures the contract undergoes legal review to confirm that the institution's interests are protected.

The final agreement must be signed by an authorized signatory from Osler. We will retain a fully executed copy of the contract.

If you have any questions or require a research contract, please contact us at WOHSResearchContracts@williamoslerhs.ca.

Research training requirements

In accordance with ethical and regulatory guidelines, research training should be completed by anyone conducting or involved in research at Osler.

All individuals (e.g., investigators, coordinators, and any other personnel conducting research activities including students, trainees, fellows, etc.) involved in conducting human research activities at Osler (i.e., any involvement at a site, on behalf of a site, with site participants/charts/identifiable data, etc.) are required to complete mandatory research training. The training required depends on the type of research being conducted:

• Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS-2) training is required for all individuals conducting research at Osler.
• Good Clinical Practices (GCP) training is also required if your study will involve human participants.
• Health Canada's Food and Drug Regulations (FDR), Part C, Division 5 training is also required for individuals involved in clinical drug trials requiring Health Canada authorization.

Copies of research training should be submitted with your initial REB application or change in study personnel form. It is the investigator's responsibility to ensure study members' required training is always kept up to date.