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Request for Service Form

Please be advised that from noon on Wednesday, December 24, 2022, to Thursday, January 2, 2024, inclusive, most OMC services will be unavailable or operating at reduced service levels. The OMC inbox will not be monitored during this time. If you have upcoming deadlines or will require the completion of deliverables in early January, please submit your service requests well in advance of the holiday closure.  Thank you for your understanding – we wish you a wonderful holiday season!

The OMC Team

Please complete the form below to learn more about OMC services and to book a consultation. All requests will be processed in the order they were received. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response.

Identify Requestor

Select your role with respect to the project for which you are seeking consultation * I am the PI and primary contact for this project I am the PI but not the primary contact for this project I am the primary contact for this project (not the PI) and am submitting this request on behalf of the PI required A Principal Investigator (PI) is the project lead and primary individual in charge of designing, conducting, and directing a research project. If this is a project you are completing as part of a program/training as a student or trainee (resident/fellow), you are the PI.

Personal Information

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PI Research Appointment * Scientist Investigator Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Fellow Resident Student Other required
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Name(s) of any additional project team member(s) who might be interacting with the OMC for the purposes of this project

Project Overview

Project Title (For TOH Departments/OHRI Research Programs, please list the project title as it appears in IRIS) * required

Project Type * Clinical Trial Observational Study Qualitative Study Systematic/Scoping Review Mixed Methods I don’t know required

Are you requesting support for research that is being undertaken (or funded) by or in collaboration with a Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Unit, Network, or other SPOR entity? * Yes No required

Affiliation * required TOH/OHRI Other

REB Number (If applicable)

Do you have a project deadline? * Yes No required

Would you prefer a consultation in person or through Microsoft Teams (OMC offices are located predominantly in CPCR1 at the General Campus)? * In person Microsoft Teams required

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Optional: Have you already been in touch with an OMC scientist or staff member about this project? Yes No

Primary Funding Status for Requested Consultation/Services *

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Application for upcoming Grant Competition

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I would like support for or more information about (please check all that apply)

Research study design services Methods support for various study designs: Clinical trials Observational studies (cohorts/case-controlled etc.) Systematic reviews & other knowledge synthesis studies Survey design, focus groups, key informant interviews, Delphi (consensus) exercises etc Expertise in protocol development Expertise in research ethics submission

Database Design for Clinical Trials & more (including guidance with case report from development) Design case report forms Provide data entry and data verification services Design, implementation, and support of web-based randomization systems Design, implementation, maintenance, and support of Electronic Data Capture System (EDCS) Design, implementation, and support of iOS applications (iPhone and iPad Apps) Database quality assurance, quality control, queries and reports Design and provide an end-to-end solution for all clinical and research data management needs

Data Management planning

Statistical analysis planning (e.g. sample size calculations, appropriate statistical tests to employ) Study sample size and power calculations Development of analytical plans Interim reporting for clinical trials Analysis of data sets Results interpretation and analysis

Data analysis and assistance with interpretation of results

Big Data Analytics (Data research, ICES, TOH Data warehouse) Expertise on the processes of examining large data sets containing a variety of data types Synergies with TOH Data Warehouse Synergies with uOttawa ICES located at The Ottawa Hospital ICES data is an inventory of coded and linkable health data sets; encompasses administrative health services records for the Ontario population eligible for universal health coverage since (>13 million people)

Engaging patients and stakeholders as partners in research (methods and/or training)

Knowledge synthesis (systematic review) Systematic review design, conduct and reporting Updating systematic reviews Rapid reviews Scoping reviews/evidence mapping Search strategy development Meta-analysis/ Network Meta-analysis Critical appraisal Health Technology Assessments; Clinical Practice Guidelines

Dissemination and Knowledge Translation (KT) strategies

Health economic evaluations Systematic reviews of cost effectiveness Cost effectiveness analysis Budget Impact Assessment Decision-analysis support

Publication (reporting guidelines, targeted manuscript submissions, etc.) Updates on changes in scientific publishing Resources and tools to ensure clear and transparent reporting Observational studies (cohorts/case-controlled etc.) Manuscripts improvement Faster publication Reducing revisions and resubmissions Publication in the best-suited journal

Research project management Budget preparation Human resource allocation Guidance with study set up, including ethics

A specific education and training request

General RDM Support (research data management, ex. data management plans)

Other

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Many of the consultations and services provided by OMC involve the provision of intellectual input by service level staff that may warrant consideration of authorship on resulting publications. Co-authorship does not imply free or discounted services from any members of the OMC. *

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