Content: Announcement List

The UBC REBs released a statement on May 15, 2017 regarding US FDA 1572 Forms.  This policy statement is intended to outline the REB's perspective on Investigators signing US FDA Form 1572 and to set out alternatives that an investigator can propose to the sponsor so that neither the investigator nor the REB are obligated to comply with foreign (US) regulations.

See the Winter Newsletter for the lastest from the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB).  It includes application tips and reminders for student and faculty.

UBC’s Research Ethics Boards recently clarified their adherence to the Tri-Council Policy Statement on exclusion of individuals from research participation based on language.  UBC’s REBs prohibit the exclusion of non-English speaking individuals from research unless there is sufficient justification for the exclusion. Selection of research participants must be fair and equitable and based on the Tri-Council Policy Statement’s Principle of Justice. For details, go to…

The BC Ethics Harmonization Initiative has made considerable progress towards achieving its intended outcomes.  See details in the Final Evaluation Report.

Learn about the new policy on Good Clinical Practice Training for NIH Awardees Involved in NIH-funded Clinical Trials

Abacus Dataverse

UBC Library has implemented robust research data management software – Abacus Dataverse Dataverse is an open source repository designed to assist researchers in the creation, management and dissemination of their data. The Dataverse platform allows management of datasets, metadata, and digital objects and offers support for disposition of sensitive data, which has been collected…

Effective September 1, 2016 - for all NEW ethics applications to any of UBC’s six affiliated Research Ethics Boards
In follow up to the Notice of April 18, 2016, please be reminded that all study team members (including Faculty) will need to have completed the TCPS2 online tutorial “Course on Research Ethics” (CORE) that is offered free of charge by the Panel on Research Ethics (PRE). This policy will apply to all researchers (faculty, students, residents, and…

In July 2015, the CREB announced the requirement for a scientific / peer review for all studies above minimal risk.  Peer review (sometimes referred to as scholarly or scientific review) is generally understood by UBC's REBs as a review of the importance of the research question (value) and the validity of the methodology. Practices around scholarly review vary between disciplines, fields of research and groups. The primary goal of this requirement is to ensure that above minimal…

A joint certificate of approval has been launched in RISe for ethics applications that are harmonized under the BC Ethics Harmonization Initiative. Partners in the harmonization initiative are: Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Northern Health, Simon Fraser University, the University of Northern BC, University of Victoria and all UBC-affiliated REBs.

New certificates will now display each of the reviewing REBs and will show which REB acted as the Board of Record.

The UBC REBs gathered on October 21, 2015 for their annual ethics retreat.  They were joined by the SFU REB as well.

The morning opened with an update from Susan Zimmerman of the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research (SRCR):
Current Issues & Initiatives-SRCR – Susan Zimmerman

The main focus of the retreat was on new and emerging…