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University Health Network (UHN) is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. The scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. Research across UHN's seven research institutes spans the full spectrum of diseases and disciplines, including cancer, cardiovascular sciences, transplantation, neural and sensory sciences, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation sciences, and community and population health. Find out about our purpose, values and principles here.
The Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute is home to the largest and most comprehensive ophthalmology care centre and vision research institute in Canada. Our established team of basic and clinical investigators, with research interests in areas, such as molecular mechanisms of eye development and disease, photoreceptor transplantation, eye movement, retinal imaging and vision rehabilitation, are tirelessly conducting cutting-edge research and developing new treatments for blindness and vision loss. The new Clinical Research Unit at the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute is home to various clinical trials and studies in retina, cornea, glaucoma, and vision rehabilitation.
Position Summary:
Working under the direction of the Clinical Research Manager, the Clinical Research Coordinator I collaborates with MDs and the multidisciplinary health care team in the recruitment of study participants (e.g. identifies and screens potential subjects, obtains informed consent, conducts pre-testing and administers questionnaires or other data collection tools); plans, implements and coordinates all aspects of data collection and source documentation, as per UHN policy and ICH/GCP guidelines; identifies problems using assessment skills and reports any abnormalities to MD or health care team member; executes study-related administrative tasks, such as collection of regulatory documents, ethics submissions, etc.; manages invoicing, and develop, maintains and updates SOPs, conducts telephone and/or clinical recruitment interviews to collect data using established criteria; coordinates patient visits schedule as per study protocol; executes all aspects of study visit (e.g. assessment, adverse events, monitoring safety, medication, questionnaires, sample collection, processing and transportation/shipment of samples according to clinical protocol); acquires imaging and performs ancillary testing; assesses study-related literature; and liaises with sponsor for monitoring/audits.
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