Tri-Hospital Research Ethics Board at Waterloo Regional Health Network

NOTICE: the WWREB office will function as a virtual office only. All meetings will be held virtually. Telephone messages will be checked and responded to regularly. Please submit all applications, other materials and queries electronically. Please email all queries and materials to the Administrative Coordinator wwreb@grhosp.on.ca

The Waterloo Wellington Research Ethics Board (WWREB) (formally known as the Tri-Hospital Research Ethics Board - THREB) provides ethical oversight for all research activities that involve human participants, their data and/or biological materials, conducted under the auspices of Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Waterloo Regional Health Network and St. Mary's General Hospital. All research conducted within or on behalf of the three institutions must be approved by WWREB before research may begin, with the exception of research reviewed by an alternate Board of Record (e.g. the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board).

Conducting Research at one or more of the Institutions:

Prior to the ethics review of a submission by WWREB, all new studies must undergo an administrative review at the hospital(s) where the study will be conducted. Please submit the complete application package to the applicable hospital research representative for administrative review. Once a submission has received administrative approval, it will be forwarded to WWREB.

Please refer to the Submission Checklist for new submission requirements

Each hospital has its own schedule for reviewing new studies. Please consult the applicable hospital research representative for their dates and deadlines.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital	Waterloo Regional Health Network	St. Mary's General Hospital
Stephanie Pearsall Vice President Clinical Programs & Chief Nursing Executive 700 Coronation Boulevard, Cambridge, Ontario N1R 3G2 spearsall@cmh.org	Sarah Laferriere Manager Research & Clinical Trials 835 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1G3 Telephone: 519-749-4300 extension 2876 sarah.laferriere@grhosp.on.ca research@grhosp.on.ca	Brittany Spadafore, Research & Policy Development Specialist 911 Queen’s Blvd. Kitchener, Ontario N2M 1B2 bspadafo@smgh.ca

WWREB Meeting Dates:

WWREB meets the first Wednesday of every month from 12-1:30 pm. For studies requiring a full board review, a completed application package must be received by the second Wednesday of the month prior to the meeting date. Please plan sufficient time for your study to undergo Administrative and WWREB review.
All other submissions (amendments, annual renewals, protocol deviations, study closures, etc) will be reviewed in order of receipt.
These submissions should be sent to the WWREB Administrative Assistant, wwreb@grhosp.on.ca

Co-ordinated ethics review process between WWREB and University of Waterloo:

University of Waterloo researchers wishing to conduct research at any of the institutions must undergo a co-ordinated ethics review process. Full details can be found here.

Forms

WWREB requires electronic submission of materials. To provide sufficient time for review, completed application packages and other items for review must be received by the second Wednesday of the month prior to the WWREB meeting date. Please email an electronic copy of the submission to wwreb@grhosp.on.ca.

Application forms