Policies & Resources

Review the policies and resources below to help ensure a successful research ethics application.

Policies

UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board

Please visit UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board for links to policies and procedures.

Panel on Research Ethics (PRE)

UBC Office of Research Ethics

For a complete list of applicable UBC policies, standard operating procedures, regulations and guidance that apply to research involving human subjects, please visit UBC's Office of Research Ethics Policies and SOPs webpage.

Guidance notes

UBC Children & Women's Research Ethics Board

UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board

Please visit UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board for links to guidance documents.

UBC Office of Research Ethics

Templates & forms

UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board

Please visit UBC BC Cancer Research Ethics Board for links to templates and forms.

UBC Children & Women's Health Centre of BC Research Ethics Board

BC Common Clinical Informed Consent Template (Word doc)
Biobanking Consent Form Template (Word doc)
Optional Consent Form Template (Word doc)
Adolescent Assent Form Template (Word doc)
Assent Form Template (Word doc)
Scientific Peer Review Form (Word doc)

UBC Office of Research Ethics

Please visit UBC ‎Clinical Research Ethics Board (CREB) Forms + Templates for links to clinical study forms and templates.

Please visit UBC Behavioural Ethics Board (BREB) Sample Forms + Templates for links to behavioural study forms and templates.

Harmonization

Research Ethics BC (REBC)

As part of the BC Academic Health Science Network, REBC supports a province-wide, harmonized system for research ethics reviews of studies conducted in multiple geographic areas involving the resources, people, patients or data from more than one BC research institution.
Please visit the REBC website for more information about this project.

If you have a research study that requires approval at more than one BC institution or health authority, please contact your local REB before submitting an application.

Resources & presentations

A ‎PHSA-approved file transfer service is now available for anyone with VCH, PHC or PHSA email credentials

Visit the UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board (CREB) Advice and Online Presentations page for tips on submitting a clinical REB application.

For funding release prior to ethics approval, submit a request to UBC ORS.

Online presentation: "Preparing an Ethics Submission" can be found on the hub or online