If you are a UHN researcher conducting multi-site research in Ontario and wish to use Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) in an effort to streamline the ethical review of your study where one qualified Research Ethics Board (REB) may provide ethics review and oversight, this training session is for you. Representatives from CTO will provide guidance on the steps for obtaining and maintaining ethical approval for a study through the CTO system. In addition, members of the Clinical Research Support Systems (CRSS) department at UHN will provide guidance on the steps for obtaining Institutional Authorization (IA) at UHN (through CAPCR) when seeking ethical approval of the study through CTO.

 

This 2-hour training session at Toronto Western Hospital (TWH). If you are unable to attend this session, we are offering additional sessions at TGH, TWH and TRI in the months of August and September. 

 

 

 

About CTO:

 

Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) is an organization established with support from the Government of Ontario whose mandate is to work collaboratively with the clinical trials community, the public and strategic partners to improve Ontario’s clinical trials environment and attract clinical trial investment to the province, while supporting the highest ethical and quality standards.

 

The CTO Streamlined Research Ethics Review system, CTO Stream, will support the timely, efficient and effective ethical review of multi-centre clinical research in Ontario. Through CTO Stream any single ‘Qualified’ REB may provide ethics review and oversight of research studies being conducted in multiple institutions across the province.

 

The CTO System is expected to provide significant benefits to sponsors, investigators, institutions and REBs conducting multi-centre clinical research by harmonizing processes and reducing the time and effort required to initiate research across multiple sites in Ontario.