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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
OFFICE OF RESEARCH ETHICS
TO: Ms. Alison Watt, Director
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FROM: Bruce Whittlesea, Chair
University Secretariat
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Research Ethics Board (REB)
RE: Annual REB Senate Report
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DATE: September 13, 2005
2004/2005
FOR INFORMATION
In accordance with Policy R20.01, "Ethics Review of Research Involving Human
Subjects", Section 3.6, I am submitting, on behalf of the Research Ethics Board, the
Annual Report to Senate. The report spans the time frame September 1, 2004 to August
31, 2005.
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Sincerely,
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Bruce Whittlesea
Enclosure
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Office of Research Ethics
Simon Fraser University
Annual Report to Senate
September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2005
Regular meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. The REB (Research
Ethics Board) Web site is located at:
http://www.sfu.ca/vp-research/ethics/index.htm
1. Current Members
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Term
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Bruce Whittlesea (Chair)
Elected by/from Faculty
Charles Krieger (Vice-Chair)
John McDonald
Bruce Whittlesea
Steven Kates
Margaret MacDonald
Lynne Quarmby
TBA
Elected by REB
Applied Sciences
Arts and Social Sciences
Arts and Social Sciences
Business
Education
Science
Health Sciences
Annually
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 3 1,2008
May 3 1,2008
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
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Elected by Senate from the Universit y Community
Adrienne Drobnies
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Faculty of Science
Maureen Hoskyn
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Faculty of Education
Felix Breden
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Biological Sciences
Student Member Elected by Senate
Erica Halpern
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Student Society
Elected by Senate from Communit y
Outside the University
Margit Nance
Bill Melville
Following Members' Terms Expired May 31, 2005
Spencer McGrath (student)
Felix Breden - re-appointed
Maureen Hoskyn - re-appointed
Director of Office of Research Ethics - Ex-officio (non-voting)
Hal Weinberg
Annual Report to Senate 2004/05
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2. Minimal Risk Applications Approved by the REB September 1, 2004
to August 31, 2005
Faculty - 152
Graduate Students - 185
Undergraduate Students - 48
Post Doctoral - 1
Staff-
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Other - 3 - (sessional instructor, faculty associate, researcher)
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Non-Minimal Risk Applications Approved by the REB September 1, 2004
to August 31, 2005
faculty - 14; graduate students —2
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Courses Approved by the REB under Policy R20.01
The REB approved 41 course applications from September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2005.
5.
Internal Policies Adopted by the REB
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That an honorarium of $200.00 be paid to external reviewers for their services.
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Projects that involve children who are wards of the court must contain signed
approvals of the protocol by the appropriate legal authority who is in loco
parentis.
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When research is in collaboration with an external university, the (external)
University must agree to comply with all regulations of the Tr-Council Policy of
Canada. The REB requires that the research has been reviewed and approved by
SFU's Research Ethics Board. The external University must agree to comply
with all requirements and requests of SFU's Research Ethics Board regarding the
conduct of the Research.
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Annual Report to Senate 2004/05
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Amendments to non-minimal risk projects, which are designated by the DORE as
minimal risk amendments, may be approved by the DORE for implementation
and are subject to ratification by the REB at its next regular meeting.
V)
Protocols involving participation of persons who are aged 14 years or younger
must contain approvals from the parents or legal guardians of the participants.
Exception to this requirement may be made by the REB on a case-by-case basis.
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When protocols require participants to comment on matters related to the agency
or company that employ the participants, the consent protocol must include
whether the company or agency has a) given permission,
b) denied permission or c) not been approached for permission.
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