Any research project involving human subjects carried out by a member of the staff of the following organizations:

• The Ottawa Hospital, Civic, General or Riverside Campus;
• The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre;
• University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine; and
• University of Ottawa, Heart Institute

must be reviewed and approved by the Ottawa Hospital Research Ethics Board before work is started.

Research is defined as a systematic investigation to establish facts, principles or develop generalizable knowledge. Please refer to the Tri-Council Policy Statement:  Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans:  http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/english/pdf/TCPS%20October%202005_E.pdf , for further information.

Research projects include those projects conducted by staff or students that may involve surgery, the administration of investigational or approved drugs, investigational or approved medical devices, medical imaging or other diagnostic techniques, biopsies, the taking of blood or other specimens, the creation of databases for research purposes, the review of medical records, data collected through the use of questionnaires, interviews, observations, testing, video and audio taping, or the collection of information from records in the public domain etc for research purposes.

In any situation where there is uncertainty as to whether ethics review is required, the Ottawa Hospital Research Ethics Board must be consulted.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND ON THIS SITE:

• Dates of Meetings and Deadlines for Submission
• Policies and Procedures
• Policy on Review Fee (and letter outlining the fee for industry sponsors)
• Information on Requirements for French Consent and French Translation Services
• Downloadable Forms
• Contacts
• Relevant Links

This site is designed to help you with the submission to the Ottawa Hospital Research Ethics Board.  If you have any comments or suggestions about the website or the OHREB, please contact Mary Ann Laviolette.