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Last Reviewed:  June 27, 2011 

Links to References:

UBC Links

Canadian Policies and References

US Policies and References

National Policies

Privacy Laws

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UBC LINKS

UBC CREB (Clinical) Submission Forms
http://research.ubc.ca/ore/creb-forms-guidance-notes

UBC BREB (Behavioural) Submission Forms
http://research.ubc.ca/ore/breb-forms-guidance-notes

UBC Policies and UBC REBs Standard Operating Procedures
http://research.ubc.ca/ore/policies-procedures-guidelines

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CANADIAN POLICIES and REFERENCES

Canada Standards Act:: Protection of Personal Information http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/2/parlbus/chambus/house/bills/government/c-6/c-6_4/C-6_cover-E.html

CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html

CIHR: Website on stem cell research
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/28216.html

Health Canada

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca

ICH-GCP (E6)
International Committee on Harmonization-Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH-GCP E6: Guidance for Industry)

ICH-GCP (E8)
International Committee on Harmonization-Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH-GCP E8: General Considerations for Clinical Trials)

Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council)
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp 

NCEHR (National Council on Ethics in Human Research)
http://ncehr-cnerh.org/

NCIC Clinical Trials Group
http://www.ctg.queensu.ca/

Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (formerly the National Cancer Institute of Canada [NCIC})
Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute


SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
http://www.sshrc.ca

Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2)
Tri-Council Policy Statement on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2)

Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (PRE)
The mandate of this panel is consultation and revision of the Tri-Council Policy Statement
http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/

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US POLICIES and REFERENCES

Dept. of Health & Human Services (OHRP - Office of Human Research Protections)
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/

FDA
http://www.fda.gov/

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

NIH Human Participant Protection Education for Research Teams
(US Dept. of Health & Human Services , NIH. - On-line course for certification "HPPERT")
http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php

NCI (National Cancer Insititute)
http://www.cancer.gov/

NIH (National Institutes of Health)
http://www.nih.gov 

NIH- Office of Human Subjects Research
http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/index.html 

US OHRP Guidance on Continuing Review
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/continuingreview2010.html

OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections (US Dept. of Health & Human Services) Policy Guidances (listed by topics)http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/index.html#topics

US: Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46 Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR 46)
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.html 

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NATIONAL POLICIES

Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association)

http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm

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PRIVACY LAWS

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC (FOIPPA and PIPA (BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Personal Information Protection Act)
http://www.oipcbc.org/

PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/legislation/index_e.asp

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

CIHR:  Privacy Best Practice Guidelines. More details of the guidelines will be available on the CIHR website later in March; see
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20490.html

UBC REB Guidance to Investigators on HIPAA Compliance
http://www.orsil.ubc.ca/ethics/forms/UBC%20REB%20HIPAA%20Guidance.pdf

BCCA REB Frequently Asked Question about PIPEDA
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/RES/REB/FAQs.htm#pipeda

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