Emergency Medicine Research
Emergency Medicine Research
The Emergency Medicine Research Group exists to improve patient and family care and health system efficiency through actionable research, collaboration, and mentorship.
Researcher
Emergency Medicine
Research Director
Emergency Medicine
Senior Researcher
Emergency Medicine
Department Head
Emergency Medicine
Researcher - Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
FRCPC Residency Program Director
Emergency Medicine
Consulting our Research Team
To best assist you with your research needs, please fill out and submit the following form:
Responsibilities of a Principle Investigator
PI’s working with the Department of Emergency Medicine will be expected to complete the following independently (with resource support from the Research Coordinator/Administrator)
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Develop study protocol and statistical analysis plan (SAP)
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Design Audit Protocols
With the expectation of auditing 10% of data collected
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Design and sign off on Chart Review Forms (CRFs)
- if applicable
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Submit own ethics, amendments and yearly renewals
- as needed
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Design online data entry form, if applicable, prior to study initiation
For example, using the REDCap online platform
https://redcap.ucalgary.ca/
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CHREB Documentation
For assistance with documentation required for consent, please see the University of Calgary's Forms and Documents including the CHREB Oral Consent Script template.
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Video
For more information on obtaining consent in research, please see this video, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Study Team Research Certification
PI’s are also responsible for ensuring that every member of the study team has completed and submitted certificates of completion for the following research modules (please submit to our Emergency Medicine Research Administrator)
TCPS2: CORE
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2: CORE)
(Most physicians in the Calgary Zone will already have completed the following and are required submit their certificates of completion)
AHS - Info & Privacy
Health Information Act and Freedom of Information and Protection Act Training
Research Ethics and AHS Health Systems Access Assistance
We have compiled a repository of successful ethics application to assist you in completing your own.
Please login into the Sharepoint website using your UCalgary credentials or email our research administrator for access permission.
Department Approval (prior to Ethics submission)
All Emergency Medicine CHREB applications require the signature of the Department Head, Dr. Eddy Lang. Please fill out the following form with your project details and send to Dr. Lang and Jenny Woo for review and approval prior to submitting to ethics. This document should then be uploaded under "Documents" on the CHREB IRISS portal.
CHREB - Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board
Please visit the University of Calgary's Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board for information about accessing IRISS, ethics forms, templates and contacts.
For IRISS account set up, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/iriss/
Project Budget
If your study is funded, please also ensure you include a budget form and upload it under the "Documents" section in the CHREB IRISS portal.
After Ethics Approval
AHS Resource Request
AHS Resource Request (submitted after your REB application has been approved): You will automatically receive an email from Vivian Bahn (Vivian.Banh@albertahealthservices.ca), Health Systems Access Assistant, giving you the next steps for obtaining AHS approval to access AHS data, if you require it for your study. This includes access to platforms such as SCM (if research based, you cannot use your clinical SCM access but must request Research “view only” access) and any electronic paper charts.
Lately, this email has been delayed by a few months so please email Vivian directly if you require AHS approvals in an expedited manner (otherwise it could take 6 months from the time you receive REB approval to when you are granted approval to access AHS data)
Please note: Paper chart requests from Health Information Services (HIM) are $3.00 for each chart, plus applicable taxes. Please ensure you have a valid University of Calgary Project ID/Fund with which to pay the HIM invoice for chart pulls.
Funded Projects
For assistance with funding set-up including project account initiation, please contact our research administrator: Jenny.Woo@albertahealthservices.ca
Applies to fully funded projects employing different levels of research staff
Screening Only
- Ability to identify eligible patients based on study inclusion criteria with basic emergency department visit demographics accessible via the electronic emergency medicine dashboard Sunrise Emergency Care (SEC).
- Ability to pull daily lists of emergency department visit by primary CTAS score and triage complaint (generic list of 15+ complaints)
- Ability to use daily lists of emergency department visits to identify missed/control candidates to ensure reliability and minimize selection bias
Cost/Fee structure: Available upon request. Initial Research Assistant Orientation to the study usually takes approximately 2 hours plus hourly rate for research assistant plus/minus support for research coordinator role
Screening and Recruitment
- In addition to the above, research assistants will be trained in study protocol, eligibility criteria and consent procedure for your specific study
Cost/Fee structure: Available upon request. Initial Research Assistant Orientation to the study usually takes approximately 2 hours plus hourly rate for research assistant plus/minus support for research coordinator role
All fees can be discussed on a sliding scale basis for those who are interested in research but unable to meet the fee scales needed, exclusive of industry sponsored initiatives - full fees are applicable.
Members of the Department of Emergency Medicine (including Emergency Medicine Residents, Faculty and Staff clinicians/nurses and allied health professionals) In Kind
Members of other Departments within the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine:
- Assistance with Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board forms and submission: $60/hr
- Startup costs and Research Assistant Orientation: $250-$500 depending on the scope of the research project
Departments and Groups external to the University of Calgary Cumming School Of Medicine:
- Assistance with Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (CHREB) forms and submission: $100/hr in addition to CHREB fee for review (in case of industry sponsored research, the cost of CHREB review is $4000)
Startup costs and Research Assistant Orientation: $250-$500 depending on the scope of the research project