Content: Announcement List
UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board- Update on Continuing Ethics Review
Beginning 2025, the CREB will focus on re-review of applications that were approved in 2016 or earlier.
UBC CREB is also requiring the re-review of registries (data bank) or biobanks 5 years and older in order to align with our new Biobank/Registry Protocol and Biobank/registry consent form requirements as per …
REB Exchange (REBX)- Harmonization initiative with University of Calgary and University of Alberta
As of June 17, 2024, REBX has a RISe feature that will connect human research ethics application platforms: RISe (UBC), IRISS (UCalgary), and ARISE (UAlberta) to facilitate the exchange of information and documents.
By connecting these platforms through the REBX, researchers can experience reduced time and effort to obtain, and maintain, research ethics approval for multi-site research at participating…
UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board- Update on Continuing Ethics Review
Beginning 2024, the CREB will focus on re-review of applications that were approved in 2012 or earlier.
UBC CREB is also requiring the re-review of registries (data bank) or biobanks 5 years and older in order to align with our new Biobank/Registry Protocol and Biobank/registry consent form requirements as per here
An ethics re-review to ensure the…
Clinical Research Ethics Board-Renewal with Amendment
As of November 1, 2023, the option to create a Renewal with Amendment will no longer be accepted by the UBC CREB. Any PAAs for Renewal with Amendment submitted on or after November 1 will be sent back with a request to inactivate the PAA, and submit a separate PAA for both the renewal and amendment. The option for the Renewal with Amendment PAA will be removed from RISe mid-December 2023.
Please note: Any PAAs for renewal with amendment that have already been submitted for review prior…
NEW Behavioural Research guidance page for medical residents
The Office of Research Ethics has added a new page to the BREB site. The page answers common questions about research ethics for residents in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC who are conducting behavioural projects.
Please go to: https://ethics.research.ubc.ca/behavioural-research-ethics/guidance-medical-residents-doing-behavioural-research…
BREB reduces COVID safety requirements
Effective February 14, 2023, the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) has reduced its COVID safety requirements for conducting in-person research. While continuing to be concerned for the safety of research participants, the BREB will no longer require researchers to submit Safe Research Plans for in-person research, except in the following circumstances:
- Research with immunocompromised individuals
- Research taking place…
2022 Updates to TCPS 2 Released
The Panel on Research Ethics (PRE) has released the TCPS 2022 version. Changes include:
- new provisions concerning broad consent
- stem cells and human cell lines
- multiple site review (until further notice, the current procedures for harmonizing UBC Ethics applications will remain the same)
Updates to BREB and CREB guidance and web links will be made as soon as possible and as needed. In the meantime, please see:
NEW TCPS 2:…
UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board- Update on continuing ethics review
Beginning 2023, the CREB will focus on re-review of applications that were approved prior to 2014. An ethics re-review to ensure the study meets current ethical requirements, will be undertaken and communicated individually with each PI and primary contact on the study.
As per TCPS 2 (2018) Article 6.14 “The REB shall make the final determination as to the nature and frequency of continuing research ethics review in accordance with a proportionate approach to…
Holiday Closures
The Research Ethics offices (Behavioural and Clinical) will be open through December 23rd and will then be closed until Tuesday, January 3rd. There will be limited staff December 22nd and 23rd, so please anticipate some delays in response times.
We wish you an auspicious start to 2023!
How to mitigate against research participants falsifying their eligibility
The BREB was recently asked to advise on how researchers could minimize the occurrence of participants who falsify their identities in order to qualify for research. See the attached for a discussion of the issue and for suggested approaches.