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As the central organizing body for research at Humber River Health (HRH), the Research Department is dedicated to providing responsive, effective, and complete life-cycle support for the conduct of clinical trials and research that will have significant clinical and scientific impact for our patients’ healthcare.

The Research Department acts as a liaison between Principal Investigator’s (PI) and other groups, such as sponsoring agencies, Clinical Research Organizations (CROs), collaborating institutions and various offices, both on- and off-site. We strive to balance a high level of support to aid PIs and researchers by ensuring appropriate stewardship, regulatory and financial compliance for all types of research initiatives.

You may contact the Clinical Research Office at 416-242-1000 ext. 81263 / research@hrh.ca for further information regarding research initiatives, collaborations, training and support, or to become involved in our growing research team at Humber River Health.

Institutional Approval (IA) is required for any research that uses resources, data, programs and/or services of Humber River Health (HRH) or its patients, clients, residents or staff, and is inclusive of considerations for organizational risks. IA is required for any research that will be conducted at or under the auspices of HRH. The Principal Investigator (PI) must obtain IA before submitting to the HRH REB (or CTO Qualified board).

Institutional Approval (IA) includes:

  • Research Impact Assessment (RIA) Form submission and final approval by Research Executive Committee
  • Financial Agreements, if there is funding with an external party
  • Mandatory Core Research Training & Documents for the PI and research team (see Education & Training tab)

To speak to our Research Manager (and Intake Individual), you may call 416-242-1000 ext. 81263 or email research@hrh.ca.

Humber River Health understands that, in the field of medicine, tomorrow’s knowledge is the result of today’s research. As an organization, we are pleased to offer support to those wishing to pursue research activities in partnership with our hospital.

For single-centered research projects, please contact our Humber River Health REB.

For multi-centered research projects, please contact the CTO Institutional Representative.

Research training is required for anyone who conducts or is involved in human research activities at Humber River Health. To promote the highest quality, ethical and compliant conduct of research, completion of the following training courses is required for all researchers (depending on research type) and research team prior to conducting human participant research.

Clinical Research Office tracks completion of the applicable training courses for each PI.  Institutional Approval (IA) to proceed with new research project(s) will be tied to course completion. It is the responsibility of the PI to ensure research team listed on the REB submission and/or Task Delegation Log have completed all applicable training prior to their study involvement.

Any questions may be directed to the Clinical Research Office at research@hrh.ca