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This module is designed to provide a historical overview of the events that brought research ethics to the forefront. An in depth examination at the ethics violations that have occurred and the resulting actions will be discussed.
Objectives: Clinical trials are a strongly regulated type of research and are subject to provincial, national, and international regulatory bodies. This course will guide you through the different types of clinical trials with common study design and delve into the ethical issues that arise from conducting clinical trials. Outcome: Members and administrators of the REB, as well as researchers shall implement clinical trials that meet the ethical requirements and considerations in the design and conduct of the trials. STATUS: Available for purchase
CAREB’s Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) module explains the purpose, importance and benefits of CBPR in Canada. The module includes an outline of the implications CBPR may have for both research ethics boards and researchers and discusses alternative perspectives to ethical dilemmas in research. The module analyzes the application of CBPR in a real-life context via a case study and interoperates the links between CBPR and research ethics.
Objective: Delve into what conflict of interest means with regards to research involving human participants. Understand the types of conflict of interest from healthcare and academic settings, how to identify and prevent it from impacting your research. Outcomes: Researchers, Research Ethics Boards (REB) and institutional members will identify mitigation strategies for conflicts of interest in research involving human participants in the healthcare and academic setting. Status: available for purchase
This module covers the fundamentals of research ethics including the western philosophical theoretical basis of their origins.
This module serves as an introduction to the importance of research ethics and discusses research ethics considerations through the research life cycle.
This module will help REBs better understand the need for good research data management (RDM), current Canadian policy, considerations for good RDM stewardship and the role of RDM in research and research ethics.
This course is designed for the onboarding of New Research Ethics Board (REB) members. The goal is for a beginner REB member to learn the basics of what it means to be on an REB, the roles of an REB and the importance of REB roles.
Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB/ACCER) acknowledges that this learning module is a beginning of a larger conversation surrounding research with Indigenous communities. Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify how researchers may gain awareness of community and regional customs and practices.
- Explore the significance of community engagement when researching and working with Indigenous communities.
- Understand community engagement for Indigenous research in The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2) .
- Explore how research contributes to capacity building in Indigenous communities.
- Discuss how research can be mutually beneficial for the researcher and community.
Objective: The Virtual Research Ethics Board (vREB) was a CAREB-ACCER professional development initiative that facilitates discussion on a series of research ethics case studies. In this e-module, four case studies are presented for thoughtful reflection and discussion. Consider your and the REB’s points of view along with the supporting TCPS 2 evidence. Let this course be the starting point for seeking knowledge and understanding of research ethics to ultimately preserve the guiding core value of Respect For Human Dignity. Outcomes: Case studies are presented as overviews designed to include enough information for a fulsome discussion of the ethical issues entailed. You will come away with an appreciation of the variations and nuances of ethics reviews yet understand how those differences contribute to the seeds of professional discussion, learning, and development. Status: This e-module is available for purchase
While the concept of vulnerability is an important underpinning of Canadian and international policies related to the protection of human research participants. The idea of vulnerability however, is an abstract concept and the application of it in real-life research contexts isn’t always clear to researchers and even to REBs.