Ottawa Health Science Network Research Ethics Board

Ottawa Health Science Network Research Ethics Board

Contact Us

The Ottawa Health Science Network Research Ethics Board 

Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus
725 Parkdale Avenue
LOEB Building, Civic Box 675
Ottawa, ON   K1Y 4E9

The OHSN-REB Office is working remotely. Please email, call through MS Teams, or request an MS Teams meeting.

Contact the REB Staff 

Administrative Team

Administrative support, general inquiries and to request huddle meetings

Full Board Team

Reviews Initial Applications, Amendments, Reportable Events & Continuing Reviews undergoing Full Board review

Hong Liu

Maria Caissy

Delegated Prospective Team

Reviews Initial Applications and Amendments for prospective studies undergoing delegated review 

Isabelle Woodward

Mia St. Pierre

Delegated Secondary Use Team

Reviews Initial Applications and Amendments for secondary use studies.

Isabelle Woodward

Amy Bernier

Reportable Events Team

Mia St. Pierre

Isabelle Woodward

Continuing Reviews Team

Isabelle Woodward

Study Closures Team 
 

Registrations 

For CTO Stream, OCREB, and other harmonization registrations

Amy Bernier

Notifications

For CTO Stream, OCREB, and other harmonization registrations

Amy Bernier

Translation of Documents

Amy Bernier

Complex studies, education and support navigating the REB application and IRISGuide

Keri Cullen


Contact the REB Chair and Vice-Chairs

The Chair and Vice Chairs are available upon request to meet with Investigators and study teams to discuss unique studies, new submissions, study issues, etc.

NOTE: Contact  REBAdministration@ohri.ca to arrange a date and time to meet with the Chair or a Vice-Chair. 

Chair 

Francine Sarazin, PhD 

Vice-Chair (University of Ottawa Heart Institute) 

James Robblee, MBA, MD, FRCPC 

Vice-Chair (The Ottawa Hospital)

Miriam Kimpton, M.D. FRCPC 


Contact the REB Manager

For REB operational and procedural issues, problem files or to inquire about REB harmonization processes

Amy Larose


Contact OHRI or UOHI Clinical Research Administration

For assistance through all stages of a study, offering guidance ranging from pre-grants submission to study close-out

OHRI Regulatory and Quality Assurance Manager and Specialists

UOHI Office of Clinical Research and Compliance


Contact Technical Support

For technical assistance with the Clinical Research Registration Form (CRRF) and requests for access to an Investigator's IRIS page/research studies.

IRIS Support

For technical assistance with TOH accounts. See TOH Hub for additional support information

TOH HelpDesk