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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sent on behalf of Julien Doyon</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Neuro Procedure: Updated Research Scanning Procedures for December 23 to January 11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 23, 2020</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Neuro Procedure</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Updated Research Brain Scanning Procedures for December 23 to January 11</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Government of Quebec has announced new COVID measures from December 17 to January 10 meant to target sectors of high transmission and
restrict high-risk, non-essential activities. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We are therefore implementing the following restrictions on research involving brain scanning of human subjects: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">December 23 – January 3</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Research involving brain scans of human subjects
<b>is now <u>paused</u> for the holidays</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">January 4 – January 11</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Resumption of research activities involving scans of<b> subjects involved in ongoing clinical trials
<u>only</u></b> as well as preclinical scans. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span style="color:black">Until further notice, no other brain imaging activities will be allowed as of January 4.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These directives will be reassessed after January 11.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact<span style="color:#1F497D">:
</span><a href="mailto:communications.neuro@mcgill.ca">Neuro Communications</a></span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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