Resources
Membership & Annual Reports
Membership
A complete list of past and present members are available below followed by all lists current to oldest.
If you are interested in becoming a member, we would like to hear from you. Please contact the Ethics Office.
Click on a link below for versions of current / past membership lists:
PHC REB Membership List: August 19, 2022
PHC REB Membership List: July 19, 2021
PHC REB Membership List: May 20, 2021
PHC REB Membership List: January 11, 2021
PHC REB Membership List: July 15, 2020
PHC REB Membership List: February 26, 2020
PHC REB Membership List: July 25, 2019
PHC REB Membership List: April 1, 2019
PHC REB Membership List: March 15, 2019
PHC REB Membership List: January 25, 2019
PHC REB Membership List: November 22, 2018
PHC REB Membership List: September 26, 2018
PHC REB Membership List: April 20, 2018
PHC REB Membership List: June 30, 2017
PHC REB Membership List: June 13, 2017
PHC REB Membership List: October 28, 2016
PHC REB Membership List: April 2015
PHC REB Membership List: November 2013
PHC REB Membership List: March 2013
PHC REB Membership List: March 2012
PHC REB Membership List: October 2011
PHC REB Membership List: August 2011
PHC REB Membership List: October 2010
PHC REB Membership List: March 2010
Annual Reports
Please click on a link below to download a specific annual report document.
PHC REB Annual Report 2011
PHC REB Annual Report 2010
PHC REB Annual Report 2009
PHC REB Annual Report 2008
PHC REB Annual Report 2007
Policies & Procedures
To view a comprehensive listing of UBC policies, standard operating procedures, regulations and guidance that apply to research involving human subjects, please click on the link below.
UBC Policies & Standard Operating Procedures
This page also provides a broad list of policies applicable to research involving human subjects in Canada, USA, and the international community.
British Columbia
Canada
United States
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
US Federalwide Assurance
US Department of Health and Human Services - Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 46 (45 CFR 46)
US Department of Health and Human Services - Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 (21 CFR 50)
Education & Training
There is a variety of resources to help members of the UBC PHC research community confidently engage in ethical research involving human subjects.
Online Tutorials & Training
Educational Resources
Professional Associations
Clinical Research Professional Development
Online Tutorials & Training
CORE: Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2) Online Tutorial
The new TCPS2 tutorial 'CORE' (Course in Research Ethics) is available at the following links, English Version / French Version. This interactive online tutorial can be completed in approximately two hours and provides an essential orientation to the Tri Council Policy Statement 2 (2022).
A certificate is available in English or French for printing upon completion. Once available, it is recommended that all individuals involved with research involving human participants complete this tutorial.
Graduate students and medical residents are required to complete this tutorial if their names are to be listed in applications for ethical review submitted to any UBC Research Ethics Boards (REB). The tutorial must be completed by all applicants before the application is submitted to the REB.
** If you have completed the original TCPS tutorial or the CHRPP tutorial, you do not need to complete the CORE tutorial, although it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the new TCPS**
Network of Networks (N2)
This Clinical Trials BC initiative is made possible through a provincial membership agreement with Michael Smith Health Research BC, funded through the BC SUPPORT Unit’s Training & Capacity Development initiative.
For more information on N2, www.n2canada.ca or Contact N2: n2@n2canada.ca
- N2 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for Clinical Research V.10 (2023)
(Please contact Julie.hadden@ubc.ca to obtain document password)
There are 25 ACRP courses available and ongoing education and professional development that are delivered on a regular basis to Providence researchers.
ACRP learning management system (LMS)
This e-learning platform offered by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) is available free of charge to any clinical research professional in BC.
ACRP’s eLearning catalog of 30+ programs covers the essentials of clinical research, including the new “Introduction to Good Clinical Practice” eLearning course, which provides training on the new ICH GCP E6(R2) as the international industry standard for designing, conducting, and reporting clinical trials.
Since our Clinical Trials BC program began, more than 300 people have signed up for access to the ACRP LMS. We continue to encourage the BC research community to register and complete courses.
If you’re a new user, you can gain access by contacting us at Clinical Trials BC. Simply send a request along with your first and last name, email address and research location to: info@clinicaltrialsbc.ca. Instructions on how to login and begin training will be provided within one week.
Social Sciences Ethics Training
This free online module was created by a team of anthropologists at Macquarie University in Australia to provide ethics training specifically for social scientists. It deals with the distinctive ethical issues that social scientists face in conducting research with human participants.
It also has an extensive section on research in Indigenous communities which, although tailored to an Australian context, has insights relevant to Canada. Please click here to register.
The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct
In this training program, you become the lead characters in an interactive movie and make decisions about integrity in research that can have long-term consequences. The simulation addresses Responsible Conduct of Research topics such as avoiding research misconduct, mentorship responsibilities, handling of data, responsible authorship, and questionable research practices. Please click here to view the website.
Educational Resources
Joint Centre for Bioethics Research Ethics Education Portal
Contains research ethics educational materials from the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network and the University of Toronto.
Developing a Framework for Social Science Research Ethics, York University
Provides links to a variety of international resources dealing with research ethics in the social sciences.
Professional Associations
Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB)
A grassroots national organization intended to represent the interests of all Canadian REBs and to reflect REB perspectives and concerns.
Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)
Advances the highest ethical standards in the conduct of biomedical, social science, behavioral, and educational research.
Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
A non-profit, professional organization dedicated to the continuing education and development of clinical research professionals. Provides training, and continuing education.
Privacy
Privacy and Confidentiality for Researchers Working from Home in Response to COVID-19
To respond to COVID-19 pandemic, many researchers are now needing to work from home and therefore, may need to adapt their project. This document will provide some guidance to working from home.
Encryption enhances the security of information by scrambling it and then making it legible only to authorized, authenticated users. Encryption can be applied to USB keys, hard drives, specific files and mobile devices. This guideline provides recommendations for options and best practices with encryption.
PHC Information Access & Privacy Office (LAPO) -- Quick Reference Guide for PHC/PHCRI Researchers
This document will provide researchers with quick and easy to find options and best practices to better protect the Personal Information (PI) of participants.
VCH-PHC Quality Improvement Intake