The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ IRB) is mandated to review research that involves human subjects conducted by the University's faculty, students, and/or administrative and support staff.Μύ All research involving human participants conducted at or under the auspices of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ authorized Research Ethics Board (REB).
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Research Involving Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ-Affiliated Hospital Sites
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ affiliated hospital sites are the Μύ(CIUSSS ODIM), the Μύ(CIUSSS West-Central Montreal), the (CIUSSS ODIM) and the Μύ.
The University has signed inter-institutional agreements with these affiliated hospital REBs.Μύ
If your study involves one or more of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ affiliated hospital site(s), please contact the appropriate hospital REB for submission information.Μύ
Authorization letters:Μύ If your study is reviewed and approved by one of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ affiliated hospital REBs and also involvesΜύUniversity resources (including facilities, equipment, services, staff, or student recruitment), an additionalΜύfeasibility reviewΜύneeds to be conducted by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.Μύ To request a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ feasibility and authorization letter, please submit the hospital REB approval letter, approved protocol and supporting documents to submit2irb.med [at] mcgill.ca.Μύ ΜύAnΜύauthorization letter will be issued after review of the documents.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ IRB is the designated Research Ethics Board for the Shriner's Hospitals for Children, Montreal.
Multi-Centre Research
Guidelines for multi-centre ethics review were implemented by the MinistΓ¨re de la SantΓ© et des Services sociaux (MSSS) on February 1, 2015.Μύ Any research project that is conducted at more than one public institution in the network (RΓ©seau de la SantΓ© et des Services sociaux - RSSS) must be reviewed by a research ethics board in the RSSS.Μύ Please see MSSS Framework for Multi-Centre Review for procedures.
Since the University is not a partner to the MSSS multi-centre review process, an additional University ethics review willΜύbe required for research that involves human subjects conducted by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ faculty, students, residents, postdocs and staff that was reviewed by an MSSS REB other than the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ affiliated hospital REBs (see above). Researchers are advised to contact the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ IRB office to verify whether an additional ethics review is required.