Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
SOPs Index
100 General administration
101 Standard Operating Procedures Maintenance
102 Scope of OCREB Review
103 Training and Education
104 Management of OCREB Office Personnel
105A Conflicts of Interest – OCREB Members
105B Conflicts of Interest – Investigators
105C Conflicts of Interest – Organization
106 Signatory Authority
107 Uses and Disclosures of Personal Health Information
108 Establishing Board of Record Affiliations
200 Research ethics board (REB) organization
201 Composition of OCREB
202 Management of OCREB Membership
203 Duties of REB Members
300 Functions and operations
301 Submission Requirements and Administrative Review
302 OCREB Meeting Administration
303 Document Management
400 Review of research
401 Research Exempt from OCREB Review – not applicable
402 Expedited Review
403 OCREB Review Decisions
404 Initial Review - Criteria for OCREB Approval
405 Ongoing OCREB Review Activities
NEW! 405A Reporting External (Non-Local) Adverse Events (final draft)
- CAREB guidance document
406 Continuing Review
407 Study Completion
408 Suspension or Termination of OCREB Approval
500 Reviews requiring special consideration
501 Vulnerable Populations – under development
502 Special Categories of Research – under development
600 REB communication and notification
601 Communication - Investigator and Investigator Staff
602 Communication – Study Participants
603 Communication - Other Entities
700 Informed consent
701 ICF Requirements and Documentation
702 ICF Requirements for Surrogate Consent – under development
800 Responsibilities of investigators
900 Quality management
901 Quality Assurance Inspections
902 External Inspections or Audits
903 Non-Compliance