Vozoris, Nicholas T.
Wilton, Andrew S.
Austin, Peter C.
Kendzerska, Tetyana
Ryan, Clodagh M.
Gershon, Andrea S.
Article History
Received: 2 March 2021
Accepted: 24 May 2021
First Online: 2 June 2021
Declarations
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: ICES is a prescribed entity under Section 45 of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act. Section 45 authorizes ICES to collect personal health information for the purpose of analysis or compiling statistical information with respect to the management of, evaluation or monitoring of, the allocation of resources to or planning for all or part of the health system. Projects conducted under Section 45, by definition, do not require review by a Research Ethics Board. This project was conducted under Section 45, and approved by ICES’ Privacy and Legal Office. This project was also approved by the Research Ethics Board at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada. All methods were performed in accordance with ICES guidelines and regulations<b>.</b>ICES is a prescribed entity under Section 45 of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act. Section 45 authorizes ICES to collect personal health information for the purpose of analysis or compiling statistical information with respect to the management of, evaluation or monitoring of, the allocation of resources to or planning for all or part of the health system. Projects conducted under Section 45, by definition, do not require review by a Research Ethics Board. This project was conducted under Section 45, and approved by ICES’ Privacy and Legal Office. This project was also approved by the Research Ethics Board at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada. All methods were performed in accordance with ICES guidelines and regulations.
: This study was conducted under Section 45 of Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, which authorizes ICES to collect personal health information, without consent, for the purpose of analysis or compiling statistical information with respect to the management of, evaluation or monitoring of, the allocation of resources to or planning for all or part of the health system. This project was conducted under Section 45, and approved by ICES’ Privacy and Legal Office. The Research Ethics Board at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada, also approved the waiving of informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.