If you are involved and/or participating in research in British Columbia and unsure what that means during the COVID-19 pandemic, please turn to your local institution or the institution you work most closely with for guidance.
Consent Guidelines
Click the link below to read the consent guidelines developed in partnership between Research Ethics BC, Clinical Trials BC and Fraser Health:
- Guidance Notes and Regulatory Requirements for Informed Consent in Research During a Pandemic: COVID-19 (PDF) – April 8, 2020
Resources
The following resources for research involving human participants in the context of COVID-19 may be of interest:
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- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute: Memo on Resumption of Research (PDF) New! Updated June 19 2020
- UBC CREB Guidance during COVID-19 – Resumption of Research New! Updated June 19 2020
- Interior Health Memo: Resumption of Non-COVID Research (PDF) Updated May 21 2020
- UVic Update from Vice President, Research Updated May 13 2020
- Island Health – COVID 19 Clinical Research – Notice of Intent (PDF) Updated April 27, 2020
- Interior Health Research: COVID-19 and Research with Human Participants (PDF)
- FAQs for the Fraser Health Research Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF) Updated on March 31, 2020
- Island Health’s COVID-19 Notice: Clinical Trials and Health Research Operations (PDF)
- Advisory on Clinical Trials & Clinical Research Operations at Vancouver Coastal Health & Providence Health Care (PDF)
- UBC – COVID-19 Curtailing research activities on UBC campuses
- UBC Clinical REB: REB Review During Publicly Declared Emergencies (PDF)
- SFU’s research guidance during COIVD-19 outbreak (PDF) Updated on March 21, 2020
- Info related to COVID-19 for the research community: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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In case you missed it: read our Recommendations for REBs Regarding COVID-19 and Clinical Trials BC’s Updates for Clinical Trials BC Regarding COVID-19.
COVID-19 Rapid Review Process:
A Rapid Ethical Review Process for Provincial Clinical Research Pertaining to COVID-19 has launched. This process has received agreement from all clinical Research Ethics Boards (REBs) in BC. Click the button below for more information:
We will do our best to ensure this list remains up to date as information becomes available.
Page last updated on June 19 2020 2:20pm
