Clinical research and knowledge transfer unit on childhood asthma (CRUCA)
Clinico-administrative database for research in children (B-CARE)
B-CARE is a computer query tool to interrogate clinico-administrative databases, which allows the extraction and consolidation of patient data contained in various existing databases at the CHU Sainte-Justine for research use. It’s main objective is to create an infrastructure that can integrate research and clinical care. Under the strict supervision of the CHU Sainte-Justine research ethics committee, each research project must be approved and usually only access to encoded data will be provided. B-CARE creates an optimal environment where each patient becomes a potential research subject and can ultimately improve health care services.
Principal investigator at the CHU Sainte-Justine
Francine M. Ducharme, M.D., M.Sc., pediatrician and clinical epidemiologist, CHU Sainte-Justine
Co-investigators
Comité des bases et des banques de données de l’Unité de Recherche Clinique Appliquée (URCA)
Granting organizations
Canadian foundation for innovation (CFI) of Dr. Francine M. Ducharme and the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) in combination with funds of researchers using B-CARE.
Bank duration
Indefinite
Studies in expectation of grant
Diverse studies will be carried out shortly using B-CARE, enabling the documentation of health care services used by patients to improve health services offered to the patients.
Project team
Alexandrine J. Lamontagne (Research coordinator)
Redha Eltaani (Bioinformatician, Analyst TI.)
For more information, contact Alexandrine J. Lamontagne at 514-345-4931 extension 7243.