REB Standard Operating Procedures
The University of Alberta Health Research Ethics Boards (REB 3 and REB 4) have adopted the Research Ethics Board (REB) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which have been developed by the Network of Networks (N2) and the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB).
These SOPs are compliant with applicable Canadian and US regulatory and ethics guidance criteria. They provide a model which will facilitate the distribution, adoption and maintenance of a single standard for REBs in Canada. Use of SOPs also ensures that the ethics board is constituted appropriately and conducts its processes in a way that protects the rights and safety of study participants.
Questions regarding the SOPs can be directed to ethics@ualberta.ca.
100 General Administration (101-108)
- SOP 101 Authority and Purpose
- SOP 102 Research Requiring REB Review
- SOP 103 Training and Education
- SOP 104 Management of REB Office Personnel
- SOP 105A Conflicts of Interest REB Members and REB Office Personnel
- SOP 105B Conflicts of Interest Researcher
- SOP 105C Conflicts of Interest Organization
- SOP 106 Signatory Authority
- SOP 107 Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
- SOP 108 Standard Operating Procedures Maintenance
200 REB Organization (201-204)
- SOP 201 Composition of the REB
- SOP 202 Management of REB Membership
- SOP 203 Duties of REB members
- SOP 204 REB Office Personnel Serving as REB Members
300 Functions and Operations (301-303)
- SOP 301 REB Submission Requirements and Administrative Review
- SOP 302 REB Meeting Administration
- SOP 303 Document Management
400 Reviews of Research (401-407)
- SOP 401 Delegated Review
- SOP 402 REB Review Decisions
- SOP 403 Initial Review Criteria for REB Approval
- SOP 404 Ongoing REB Review Activities
- SOP 404 Appendix A Non-local Adverse Event
- SOP 405 Continuing Review
- SOP 406 Research Completion
- SOP 407 Suspension or Termination of REB Approval