Guest Ethics Presentation

when does research require ethics clearing

• anything that collects data from human participants

• when useing data used for another purpose (secondary analysis)

• working with another uni (even if they have clearance, you still need from UW)

TCPS core principles

• respect for persons

• concern for welfare

• justice

TCPS core principles : respect for persons

participants have a right to informed consent. process should be clear

TCPS core principles: concern for welfare

• minimum unecessary risk

• consider impact of research and findings

TCPS core principles : justice

• fair, equitable treatment

• scope based on study’s objective and not on manipulation or easy access

• exclusion shouldnt be based on un unrelated factors (gender, age)

• consider vulnerability

two ethics review levels of uwaterloo

• full research ethics board (REB) review

• delegated REB review

two ethics review levels of uwaterloo: full research ethics board (REB) review

• used when risk is greater than minimal

• monthly meetings with deadlines

two ethics review levels of uwaterloo: delegated REB review

• delegation of authority from REB, used in minimal risk research

• no deadlines

what is minimal risk

when possible harms in the research doesnt exceed harm of his or her everyday life (in relation to the research)

possible participant risks

• psychological

• phsysical

• reputational (like illegal)

• community (like indigenous groups)

how in advance to submit ethics clearance

4-6 weeks for minimal risk study

process of submitting ethics clearance

complete TCPS2 2022 training → fill application → supervisor submits app → repond to revisions/clarifications

ethical recruitment

• materials undergo ethics review

• give ORE (office of research ethics) the how when where and who

• language should convey voluntariness and be understandable

• no large incentives ppl would take risks for

purpose of consent forms

• inform participant

• document agreement

• obtrain permission for quoting and photography

when might consent not be collected in writing and be another method

• less than minimal risk

• not the norm of the culture

• adversely affects participant welfare

• no practical for design

  • mail back questionare, online study, ethnography

guildlines for maintaining privacy of participants

• deidentify data asap → encrypt with identifiers

• securely store codes seperate from data

• require authentication for database access

• securely store data

• store on local drive vs network

• avoid using laptops for personal data

what cases does the researcher need clearance for mitigating their own risk

oversea travel → outlined in policy 33

what if you change ur study after clearance

changes (study protocol or material) must be approved

what issues need to be reported if they arise despite ethics clearance

• adverse events → hault research pending investigation

• protocol deviation

• incidental/secondary findings → hault research of the participant