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Holiday closures: our outpatient programs will be closed from Dec. 25, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025. Regular services resume January 2, 2024. Day program will be closed from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27, 2024 inclusive, and will be closed on Jan. 1, 2025. Orthotics and prosthetics will be available for urgent care.

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Research Ethics Board (REB)

The Holland Bloorview Research Ethics Board (REB) is an independent committee established by the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The REB provides independent, multidisciplinary ethics review of research involving humans that is conducted at Holland Bloorview or by staff of Holland Bloorview, Bloorview Research Institute, and the Bloorview School Authority. It has the authority to approve, reject, request modifications to, or terminate any proposed or ongoing research.

The REB is independent in their decision-making, and they are required to operate free of inappropriate influence, including situations of real, potential or perceived conflict of interest.

The REB is responsive to changing ‘best practices’ in research ethics and will attend to developments at the local, national, and international levels. The REB will adhere the ICH Guidance E6: Good Clinical Practice Consolidated Guideline; Health Canada Division 5 of the Food and Drug Regulations; the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act 2004; the U.S. Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) directives; and the requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Protection of Human Subjects regulations, 45 CFR part 46, and other relevant international declarations, such as the Helsinki Declaration on Research Ethics.

The Holland Bloorview Research Ethics Board (REB) ensures that all research involving human participants carried out at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) or by Holland Bloorview staff, is conducted in accordance with the highest scientific and ethical standards.

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REB Board Members

Holland Bloorview Research Ethics Board Membership

Updated April 2024

Full REB Members

Name

Discipline

Constituency

Deryk Beal

PhD, MHSc

Neuroscience, Neuroimaging

Chair, Scientific, Ethics, Clinical, Affiliated

Vera Nenadovic

RN, PhD

Pediatric Nursing

Vice-Chair, Scientific, Ethics, Clinical, Affiliated

Laura Bowman (nee Hartman)

PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

Rehabilitation Sciences, Occupational Therapy

Scientific, Clinical, Affiliated

Nicole Fischer, MD

Pediatrics

Scientific, Medical, Affiliated

Sarah Grieve, BA, MA, JD

Health Law and Privacy

Legal, Privacy, Community, Non-scientific, Non-affiliated

Priya Sayal, MDPediatricsScientific, Medical, Affiliated

Franca Ursitti, BSc, MSc

Community

Community, Non-scientific, Non-affiliated

Jason Wai

BA, BESc, JD

Health Law and Privacy

Legal, Privacy, Community, Non-scientific, Non-affiliated

Audrey Wubbenhorst

MA, MBA, ICD.D

Community

Community, Non-scientific, Non-affiliated

Alternate REB Members

Name

Discipline

Constituency

Jan Andrysek

PhD, PEng

Engineering SciencesScientific, Affiliated
Anthony Danial, PharmDPharmacy, Natural Health ProductsScientific, Clinical, Affiliated

Ryan Hung

MD

Pediatrics

Scientific, Medical, Affiliated 

Iskra Peltekova, MD PediatricsScientific, Ethics, Privacy, Medical, Affiliated

Peter Rumney

MD, FRCPC

Rehabilitation Sciences, Paediatric Medicine

Scientific, Medical, Affiliated

Yukari Seko

PhD

Qualitative methodology

Scientific, Affiliated

Leanna Yue

JD

Health Law and Privacy

Legal, Privacy, Community, Non-scientific, Non-affiliated

Non-Voting REB Members 

Name

Discipline

Aurélie Besson,

BSc., MSc

Office of Human Research Protections Program, Manager

Monica Hung

HBSc

Research Ethics Office, Coordinator