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Research Ethics. Sandy Auld Director, Research Ethics Office of Research University Centre 437 X56606. Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans (TCPS2). NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR 1998 – First Edition 2010 – Second Edition
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Research Ethics Sandy Auld Director, Research Ethics Office of Research University Centre 437 X56606
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans (TCPS2) • NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR • 1998 – First Edition • 2010 – Second Edition • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Moral Imperative Respect for Human Dignity • Concern for Welfare • Respect for Persons • Justice
Research Ethics • REB-General • REB-Natural, Physical, and Engineering Sciences
Research Ethics: REB-G • Faculty representatives • CSAHS • CME • COA • OAC • Community members • Legal representative • Graduate Student
Research Ethics: REB-NPES • Faculty representatives • CPES • CBS • OVC • Alternative Health Care Provider • Community members • Legal representative • Medical representative • Graduate Student
Research Ethics • REB-NPES • 10 members • REB-G • 11 members • Monthly meetings • Full board review • Delegated review
Application • Proportionate • Ethics and the Law • Duty to report • Compelled to report • Perspective of the Participant
Research Requiring Ethics Review • living human participants • human biological materials • living or deceased
Research NOT Requiring Ethics Review • Publicly available information. • No expectation of privacy • Quality assurance studies. • Observation in public places • Secondary use of anonymous information • Creative practice
Risk Benefit Ratio • Physical risk • Psychological risks • Social Risks (privacy) • Benefit
Informed Consent – Free and Informed • PROCESS • INITIATE before research begins. • MAINTAIN throughout. • ONGOING • FREE • Undue influence • Conflict of Interest • INFORMED • Consent documents • Information letters • Recruitment • Written consent • scripts
Privacy and Confidentiality • Directly identifying data • Indirectly identifying data • Coded information • Anonymized information • Anonymous information • Maintained “within the extent permitted by ethical principles and the law”
Methodology • E-Surveys • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Observation • Chapter 11
What do I submit? • PROTOCOL • Application to Involve Human Participants • Recruitment documents • Consent Document(s) • Surveys/questionnaires • Debriefing • Permission from external agencies • Signature page.
Tips for Quick Review • Keep it simple. • DO NOT submit your grant proposal, thesis proposal. • Avoid jargon in all documents but particularly those to go to participants. • Read guidance documents beforehand. • Use your Ethics Office – we’re there to help.
How long will it take? • Full Board Review • Delegated Review • Revisions will be required • work with the ethics office • communication
Human Ethics Sandy Auld Director, Research Ethics Office of Research X56606 sauld@uoguelph.ca