Communications & Memos

Upcoming Notes & Reminders from Human Research Ethics


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Memos Sent by the OHRE

2023

Final Decomissioning of ROMEO

September 26, 2023

Incoming and Outgoing Non-Medical Research Ethics Board Announcement

July 11, 2023

New Human Health Science Research Ethics Board Chair

March 30, 2023

 

2022

 Tracked Changes in Applicant Portal

November 24, 2022

REB Requirements for Course-based Pedagogical Activities

October 11, 2022

 

Change to Health Cananda Record Retention Period

March 9, 2022

 

Updates to the WREM system

January 11, 2022

2021

Acquiring proof of Vaccination from Research Participants

Proof of Vaccination Memo

September 23, 2021

COVID-19

Initiating or Restarting Research

June 3, 2020

Actions for Currently Approved Research

March 19, 2020 

COVID 19 Research at Hospital Sites

March 13, 2020

 

2020

 New Human Research Ethics Guidance Documents

October 14, 2020

Mandatory Training for Human Research

 

June 1, 2020

2019

 Human Ethics Updates for 2020

November 6, 2019

Student Research & Pedagogical Activities

July 10, 2019

 WREM Migration & Romeo Availability 

 

July 4, 2019

 New Protocol Requirement 

 

June 27, 2019

  REB Amendment Fee

 

April 9, 2019

Multi-Jurisdictional Research

 

March 7, 2019

2018

HSREB Vice-Chair Appointment

November 1, 2018

Second Migration: Romeo-WREM

March 29, 2018

WREM Form Updates

 

January 18, 2018

 

2017

Migration of Materials: Romeo-WREM

 

November 8, 2017

WREM Form Updates

 

December 7, 2017

WREM Rollout Update

 

August 14, 2017