University of Manitoba Guidelines
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University of Manitoba Policy - Ethics of Research Involving Humans
Guidelines for Administrative Research (pdf)
Guidelines on Responsibilities for Research Ethics (pdf)
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS) is the joint research ethics policy statement of the federal research agencies –Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). TCPS 2 is the first comprehensive revision of this Policy since its adoption in 1998. This document highlights some of the key elements of TCPS 2 in relation to the 1st edition.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP): Consolidated Guideline
Health Canada has adopted the International Conference on Harmonization Tri-Partite Guideline: Good Clinical Practice: Consolidated Guideline (GCP) as its own policy. GCP is designed as an ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording and reporting clinical trials that involve the participation of human subjects and that generate data that are intended to be submitted to regulatory authorities for the purposes of licensing new interventions in health care. GCP should be fully understood by researchers who are carrying out research that they intend to submit to regulatory authorities.
CIHR Best Practices for Protecting Privacy in Health Research (September 2005)
This document, produced by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) covers best practice guidelines to protecting participant privacy and confidentiality in health research
Guidelines for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research - June 7, 2005
The Guidelines were intended to be an interpretation and extension of the Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS) with respect to human stem cell research and as such will be incorporated into the TCPS, which applies to all research conducted under the auspices of the granting Agencies.
CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People (Draft May 2007)
These guidelines have been prepared by the Ethics Office of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in conjunction with its Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health, to assist researchers and institutions in carrying out ethical and culturally competent research involving Aboriginal people. The intent is to promote health through research that is in keeping with Aboriginal values and traditions.
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Research Policies
Negotiating Research Relationships with Inuit Communities - A Guide to Researchers (2007) (pdf)
This guide offers some ideas for how to begin, or improve the process of negotiating research relationships between researchers from a variety of disciplines and Inuit communities in northern Canada.
International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)
The website for the International Conference on Harmonization presents requirements and guidelines for pharmaceutical trials.
Investigators applying for funding from the U.S. federal government are advised to consult this document. Others may find it informative.
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Personal Health Information Act (PHIA)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPA)
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (pdf)
National Council on Ethics in Human Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
World Health Organization (WHO)
The Canadian Tumour Repository Network (CTRNet)
CTRNet is a translational cancer research resource, funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, that furthers Canadian health research by linking cancer researchers with provincial tumour banks.The ability for researchers to search for quality controlled tissue samples from Canada’s leading tumour banks in one central location and for biobanks to display and make their biospecimens available for research users. The benefits of working with CTRNet.ca include: