HREBA Memos and Guidelines
– HREBA Policy on Signing Form 1572 (All Committees; July 3, 2025)
– Information Memo: Secondary Use, QA, QI, Research, Publications (All Committees; June 24, 2024)
– Guidelines for Principal Investigator Conflict of Interest (All Committees; May 21, 2024)
– Regulatory Guidelines Third Party Recruitment and Screening (All Committees, March 19, 2024)
– Memo – HREBA Review Fees as of July 1, 2017 (All Committees; updated October 1, 2023)
– Memo – HREBA Submission Management Policy (All Committees; May 15, 2017)
– Guidelines for the Review of Placebo-controlled Trials (Clinical Trials Committee; February 2014)
– Guidelines for the Recruitment of Incompetent Subjects (Clinical Trials Committee; January 2014)
Standard Operating Procedures
HREBA has adopted the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 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 facilitate the distribution, adoption and maintenance of a single set of standards for REBs in Canada.
Use of SOPs also ensures that the ethics board is constituted appropriately and protects the rights and safety of study participants.
You may find them listed here with links to the pdf documents.
Resources for Research Ethics
Government of Alberta Health Information Act (HIA)
Health Canada Food and Drugs Act and Regulations – Division 5
TCPS 2 (2022) Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Resources for Alberta Clinical Research
The Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC)
The ACRC supports researchers by promoting quality and efficient clinical health research in the province. In collaboration with partner organizations, the ACRC has developed pragmatic tools and resources such as:
- Alberta Clinical Research Roadmap
- Glossary and Common Terminology
- Training Recommendations
- Subscribe to the ACRC newsletter, Clinical Research Source
- Events – creating opportunities that support continuous learning and networking opportunities.
Contact acrc@albertainnovates.ca or 780-429-7668 for more information
Enhancing Alberta Primary Care Research Networks (EnACt)
EnACt is an infrastructure to support and enhance Alberta’s existing practice-based research networks as well as academic and community practitioners conducting primary care research.
EnACt can help with:
- Quality Improvement Projects
- Mixed Methods Studies
- Pragmatic Trials
- Cognitive Task Analysis
Contact: (phone) 780-492-2409 or (fax) 780-492-8191