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2017 News Archive

Research Development Coordinator position posted

Friday, December 15, 2017

Current opportunity to work with a great team at Covenant Health: Research Development Coordinator
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Christmas greetings and holiday hours

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

The CHRC office will be closed during Christmas week - Monday, December 25th through to Monday, January 1st, 2018, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018.
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CHRC extends deadline for Research Day 2018 Call for Abstracts

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Covenant Health Research Centre (CHRC) has extended the deadline until Friday, December 12th, 2017 to submit abstracts for the upcoming Research Day 2018 event to be held on Monday, February 12th, 2018.
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Public comments requested in changes to guidance for research involving human cells and cell lines

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Panel on Research Ethics seeks feedback on a set of proposed changes to the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans - TCPS2 (2014). Deadline for comments has been extended to January 5th, 2018
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Upcoming changes to GRANTS.GOV grant opportunity subscriptions

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Upcoming changes to GRANTS.GOV grant opportunity subscriptions will require your attention after November 20th, 2017
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Changes to application for U.S. grants will be implemented in 2018.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Changes to application for U.S. grants through the GRANTS.GOV site will be implemented in 2018. The legacy PDF grant application will be retired on December 31st, 2017 and replaced with a new workspace process to apply for U.S. federal grants.
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CHRC releases 2016/2017 operations report

Thursday, August 24, 2017

The CHRC has released an annual operations report for the fiscal year: April 1st, 2016 through March 31st, 2017.
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CCTCC is seeking early adopters for mCTA

Friday, July 14, 2017

Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC) is seeking early adopters for model Clinical Trials Agreement (mCTA)
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Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate eligible for funding through Staff Education Program

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The upcoming Leadership in Patient-Oriented Research: Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate program, with Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 intakes, is eligible for funding through the Covenant Health Staff Education Program. Physicians can access CME funding through the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).
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Health Canada seeks input into mandatory reporting

Monday, July 10, 2017

Health Canada is seeking input on mandatory reporting of serious adverse drug reactions and medical device incidents.
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HREBA streamlines and simplifies review fees

Friday, June 02, 2017

Effective July 1st, 2017, the Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta (HREBA) will be implementing streamlined ethics review fees.
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Administrative change to CITI research training website

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Effective immediately, there will be an administrative change to the CITI research training website
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Need for a pan-Canadian clinical trials organization prompts on-line survey

Friday, May 19, 2017

Participate in an on-line survey on Canada's need for a pan-Canadian clinical trials organization
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NESHW launches website

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness (NESHW) has launched a new website
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Research Ethics Office upgrades REMO application

Thursday, April 27, 2017

University of Alberta's Research Ethics Office is upgrading the REMO human research ethics application form
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Public comments on proposed changes to TCPS2 now available for viewing

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Public comments on proposed changes to Tri-Council Policy Statement, Version 2 (TCPS2) are now available for viewing
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Clinical Trials Awareness Week runs from May 1st to 5th

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Clinical Trials Awareness Week runs from May 1st to 5th. Clinical trials are important to health research. Trials are conducted with patients and healthy volunteers to answer important questions. There are a number of ways you can celebrate Clinical Trials Awareness Week!
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Help inform Health Canada's Initiative to Streamline Clinical Trials (ISCT)

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Please help streamline clinical trails in Canada by completing a survey to inform Health Canada's Initiative to Streamline Clinical Trials (ISCT)
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QHR Conference issues a call for abstracts

Monday, April 10, 2017

The 23rd annual Qualitative Health Research Conference has issued a call for abstracts.
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HREBA streamlines and simplifies ethics review fees

Friday, March 31, 2017

Effective July 1st, the Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta (HREBA) will streamline and simplify ethics review fees for industry sponsored studies
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First issue of Fast Track Impact magazine published

Monday, March 06, 2017

The first issue of the Fast Track Impact magazine was published and is available on-line.
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Presentations and abstracts from 12th Covenant Health Research Day 2017 posted

Friday, February 24, 2017

Presentations and abstracts from the 12th Covenant Health Research Day 2017 entitled "My life in a petri-dish - Covenant Health as a living lab" are now posted.
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Call for abstracts opened for Advance Care Planning & End of Life Care Conference

Thursday, February 09, 2017

The International Society of Advance Care Planning & End of Life Care has issued a call for abstracts for their upcoming conference to be held on September 6th to 9th, 2017 in Banff, Alberta.
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CCTCC & Health Canada release response to CCTCC REB WG FRs

Thursday, February 02, 2017

The Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC) and Health Canada have released a joint response to CCTCC Research Ethics Boards (REBs) Working Group (WG) Final Recommendations (FRs)
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Health Canada open consultation on ICH GCP document

Thursday, February 02, 2017

Health Canada has opened public consultation on the International Council on Harmonization (ICH) Document entitled: Good Clinical Practice (GCP) "Renovation" Reflection Paper
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OHRP and ORI team up to create an interactive training video to promote research integrity.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The U.S. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) teamed up to create an interactive training video entitled “The Research Clinic” to promote research integrity.
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Quebec researcher in legal fight over research confidentiality.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Quebec researcher in legal fight over research confidentiality, as a court orders adjunct professor to hand over interviews conducted as part of her PhD research.
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