Yearly Archives: 2016

TCPS 2 (2014) – Proposed Revisions for Public Consultation

TCPS 2 (2014) – Proposed Revisions for Public Consultation The Panel on Research Ethics is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the 2nd edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2 (2014). Written comments will be accepted until January 31, 2017. EPTC 2 (2014) : Révisions proposées soumises […]

CARA East/CAREB Atlantic 2016 – Nov. 9 & 10, 2016

Register now to attend CARA East / CAREB Atlantic 2016

! Where: St. Thomas University, Fredericton NB When: November 9 (Noon – 4:30 p.m.) & 10 (8:15 a.m. – Noon), 2016 Registration fee: $50 This conference will be a networking-themed, discussion-based, informal event. Please take a moment to provide the organizing committee with your suggestions via the registration […]

Conscious Coupling: Governance and Oversight Between the Institution & IRBs/REBs

If you will be attending this year’s Primary Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) 2016 Advancing Ethical Research Conference in Anaheim, California (from November 13 to 16) University Health Network (UHN) would like to invite you to an Affiliate Event and Luncheon at the conference on Monday November 14 from 12:45 to 1:45 pm. We will be discussing […]

Dr. Nancy Walton is the 2nd recipient of the CAREB-ACCER Distinguished Service Award

The CAREB-ACCER Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to research ethics whether through teaching, research, or service. This award, established in 2013, recognizes accomplishments in research ethics beyond CAREB-ACCER’s activities. On May 27, 2016, Nancy Walton, RN, PhD, became the second person to receive this award at the CAREB-ACCER […]

7th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Call for Abstracts

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/ADVANCE NOTICE The 7th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder When: March 1-4, 2017 Where: The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC Website: http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/FASD2017/default.asp Advance Notice/Call for Abstracts: http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/FASD2017/AdvanceNotice.pdf Please email: marketing.ipce@ubc.ca for more information and to be put on the enquiry list.

Release of the Second Version of the French N2/CAREB REB SOPs

The CAREB-ACCER and N2 organizations are pleased to announce the release of the second version of the French language version of the Canadian REB SOPs. The REB SOPs are specific to ethics boards that review health sciences research and are compliant with applicable Canadian and US regulatory, and ethics guidance criteria. The implementation of the REB […]

Release of the Second Version of the English N2/CAREB REB SOPs

The CAREB-ACCER and N2 organizations are pleased to announce the release of the second version of the English language version of the Canadian REB SOPs – the French language documents to follow. The REB SOPs are specific to ethics boards that review health sciences research and are compliant with applicable Canadian and US regulatory, and ethics guidance criteria. […]

REB Accreditation Working Group Consultation

The REB Accreditation Working Group of the Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC)  has released its Draft Preliminary Recommendations (DRPs) for broad consultation (find attached).  Please feel free to forward this to relevant stakeholders who may be interested in commenting. Comments will be accepted by Friday, June 17, 2016 by email to REB@cctcc.ca.  The Working Group will be finalizing […]

CAREB-ACCER 2016 Evaluation Surveys

Thank you to those of you who attended this year’s CAREB-ACCER National Conference & AGM and/or the Pre-conference workshop day. CAREB-ACCER’s Conference Planning and Professional Development committees strive to provide high-quality, relevant and timely topics and engaging speakers. In addition, we offer opportunities to network and share best practices with colleagues in hopes that we can help professionals in the development of their research ethics careers.  We would […]

Nancy Walton awarded the CAREB-ACCER 2016 Distinguished Service Award

The CAREB-ACCER Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to research ethics whether through teaching, research, or service. Established in 2013, this award recognizes accomplishments in research ethics beyond CAREB-ACCER’s activities. The 2016 DSA recipient, Nancy Walton, RN, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, the […]