Content: Announcement List

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:…

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…

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!

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.  

Questions about Ethics? We're available by phone or you can book a Zoom consultation by sending us an email.

If your questions relate to protocols for COVID-19 and international research, please contact Maria Valente at maria.valente@ubc.ca.

If your questions relate to Indigenous research, please contact Wendy Bond at wendy.bond@ubc.ca.

For all other queries…

In response to community-expressed needs, the Making Research Accessible initiative (MRAi) – a partnership between the UBC Learning Exchange and Library in collaboration with others – has developed the Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal (DTES RAP). The RAP is designed to provide information about research that is relevant to/about Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.  As well as linking to research published since 2010, the DTES RAP includes researchers’ contact information and…

Research Ethics BC (REBC)* has contracted an external consultant to evaluate the harmonized research ethics review models being used in BC. If you have submitted a multi-jurisdictional study for ethics review in BC, they would like to hear from you. 

The survey will take between 15-30 minutes to complete. 

Completion is requested by Saturday September 17th. 

Survey link:…

In order to successfully upgrade the RISe system to Version 10, RISe will be inaccessible from 5pm  on Friday, June 17 until 5am on Monday, June 20.

There will be no user access during this time.

Please contact your ethics board if you have any concerns about your application.

If you have any questions about the RISe outage, please contact the RISe support desk staff at https://www.rise.ubc.ca/content/…

Researchers from McGill and Brock Universities are interested in creating meaningful opportunities for communities to be involved in research ethics governance. This two-day (April 7 & 8) Zoom workshop, "Community-Led Research Governance: Envisioning the Future Through Dialogue," will showcase strategies for community-led research governance across Canada.

To learn more and register: …

A reminder will be posted closer to the dates.