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 issues in informed consent:
Issues with Informed Consent – Levine & Russell
Participant & REB Perspectives on Informed Consent – Michael McDonald
Big data & international harmonization efforts – Holly Longstaff
Innovation in Informed Consent-Sage Bionetworks Toolkit – Christine Suver
In addition, Nina Preto reported on the experience to date with the interim Incidental Findings guidance which was released in April 2015:
Incidental Findings Interim Guidance – Nina Preto
Please send your additional comments on the guidance to nina.preto@ors.ubc.ca