2. The Office of Research Ethics September 10, 2012 Anatomy & Cell Biology Graduate Student Orientation Office of Research Ethics

3. What We Do The Office of Research Ethics manages the approval and monitoring process for the use of humans in research at the University and its affiliated hospitals and research institutes. Presentation Title Here

4. Why We Exist To protect the research participants and make sure that they’re not exposed to any unnecessary harms, risks or discomforts. To protect the researchers and students carrying out the research. Presentation Title Here

5. Is Ethics Approval Needed? All research involving humans conducted by faculty, staff or students at Western or its affiliated hospitals or research institutes must be reviewed by a University-sanctioned review board. At that point the board will decide if approval is needed, if this is in question. Presentation Title Here

6. Please remember… This includes ALL research. If you are not sure, please contact us and ask. You must obtain ethics approval BEFORE you begin your research. Retroactive approval will not be given under any circumstances. Presentation Title Here

7. Boards and Review Levels HSREB Full Board Delegated 1 & 2 NMREB Delegated Sub-boards Department Here

8. Deadlines The HSREB Full Board and Delegated Level 2 board have deadlines which must be adhered to. Please see our website for deadlines. The HSREB Delegated Level 1 board does not have deadlines. The protocols can be submitted at anytime and are reviewed within 2 weeks.

9. Ethics Review Process Submission of the Protocol and all necessary documentation by the deadline date. Pre-reviewed by the office. Reviewed by the board. Sent to the researcher for response. Response from the researcher. Approval. Department Here

10. ROMEO Our online, in-office database and protocol submission system. All protocols are now submitted via ROMEO. There are workshops offered or one-on-one training is also available. Please contact us if you would like assistance in obtaining your username and password.

11. Who We Are Department Here ROLENAMEPHONEEMAIL HSREB FULL BOARD Janice Sutherland86764 jsutherl@uwo.ca HSREB FULL BOARD Shantel Walcott87437 swalcot@uwo.ca HSREB Delegated & NMREB Grace Kelly84692 grace.kelly@uwo.ca Administrative Assistant Julie Pfeiffer86811 jpfeiff@uwo.ca Administrative Assistant Becky Ament84691 bament@uwo.ca

12. Where We Are We are located in suite 5150, Support Services Building, University of Western Ontario http://www.uwo.ca/research/ethics/ Presentation Title Here