General Research Ethics Board (GREB) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

 GREB Combined and Searchable SOPs (PDF 4 MB)

100 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (101-106)

SOP# Title Effective Date
101  Authority and Purpose (PDF 136 KB) February 8, 2016
102  Research Activities Requiring GREB Review (PDF 135 KB) February 8, 2016
103  Signatory Authority (PDF 99 KB) February 8, 2016
104  Management of GREB Office Personnel (PDF 106 KB) February 8, 2016
105A  Conflicts of Interest (COI) GREB Members & Office Personnel (PDF 136 KB) May 19, 2016
105B  Conflicts of Interest (COI) Researchers (PDF 154 KB) February 8, 2016
105C  Conflicts of Interest (COI) Queen's University (PDF 108 KB) February 8, 2016
106  Standard Operating Procedures Maintenance (PDF 90 KB) February 8, 2016

200 GREB ORGANIZATION (201-206)

SOP# Title Effective Date
201  Composition of GREB (PDF 111 KB) February 8, 2016
202  Management of GREB Membership (PDF 230 KB) February 8, 2016
203  Duties of GREB Memberships (PDF 137 KB) February 8, 2016
204  GREB Personnel Serving as GREB Members (PDF 91 KB) February 8, 2016
205  Management and Duties of Unit REBs (PDF 143 KB) February 8, 2016
206  Training and Education (PDF 57 KB) December 14, 2020

300 FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS (301-303)

SOP# Title Effective Date
301  GREB Submission Requirements and Administrative Review (PDF 118 KB) February 8, 2016
302  GREB Meeting Administration (PDF 145 KB) February 8, 2016
303  Document Management (PDF 122 KB) February 8, 2016

400 REVIEWS OF RESEARCH (401-410)

SOP# Title Effective Date
401  Unit REB Reviews (PDF 94 KB) March 7, 2016
402  GREB Delegated Reviews (PDF 137 KB) March 7, 2016
403  GREB Full Board Reviews (PDF 135 KB) March 7, 2016
404  Criteria for GREB Ethical Clearance (PDF 52 KB) December 14, 2020
405  Amendments to GREB Applications (PDF 93 KB) March 7, 2016
406  Adverse Events Related to GREB Applications (PDF 122 KB) April 1, 2016
407  Renewal of Ethics Clearance (PDF 160 KB) May 19, 2016
408  GREB Research Completion (PDF 68 KB) March 7, 2016
409  GREB Research Requiring Federalwide Assurance (FWA) (PDF 173 KB) March 7, 2016
410  Suspension or Termination of GREB Ethics Clearance (PDF 156 KB) April 1, 2016
411  GREB Protocol Deviation Reporting (PDF 159 KB) June 30, 2021

500 REVIEWS REQUIRING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (501)

SOP# Title Effective Date
501  GREB Review During Publicly Declared Emergencies (PDF 140 KB) March 30, 2016

600 GREB COMMUNICATION AND NOTIFICATION (601-602)

SOP# Title Effective Date
601  Communication Researcher (PDF 93 KB) March 30, 2016
602  Communication Research Participants (PDF 85 KB) March 30, 2016

700 INFORMED CONSENT (701-704)

SOP# Title Effective Date
701  Informed Consent Form Requirements and Documentation (PDF 126 KB) March 30, 2016
702  Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent (PDF 106 KB) March 30, 2016
703  Consent for Research Involving Individuals Who Lack Capacity (PDF 102 KB) March 30, 2016
704  Consent and Secondary Use of Identifiable Data (PDF 91 KB) March 30, 2016

800 REVIEWS REQUIRING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (801)

SOP# Title Effective Date
801  Researcher Qualifications and Responsibilities (PDF 180 KB) March 30, 2016

900 FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS (901-903)

SOP# Title Effective Date
901  External Audits or Inspections (PDF 102 KB) March 30, 2016
902  Quality Assurance Inspections (PDF 124 KB) March 30, 2016
903  Non-Compliance (PDF 155 KB)  March 30, 2016

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