Alberta Research Ethics Symposium
October 21, 2025
Connect • Exchange • Explore
Sharpen your skills and stay ahead of emerging issues in research ethics.
Connect with peers, exchange ideas, and explore evolving topics across health and non-health social sciences and humanities REBs.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Presented Online (Zoom)
Agenda
| 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. | Welcome and introductory remarks Speaker: Dr. William Ghali, vice-president (research), University of Calgary |
8:45 - | Ethical Issues in Platform Trials Speaker: Natascha Kozlowski, Executive Director, Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board (OCREB) |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Mindfulness Break |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Ethical Issues in AI trials involving Health System Data Speaker: Dr. Jeff Bakal, Program Director, Provincial Research Data Services, Alberta Health Services (operator of the Alberta SPOR Data Platform) |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | TCPS 2 Chapter 9 Updates: Distinctions-Based Guidance for Research with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Speakers: Erika Kleiderman, Margaret Blakeney, Tierry M. Laforce, The Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Crowdsourcing & Social-Media Recruitment under TCPS 2 Speaker: Justin M. Weinhardt, PhD, Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary |
| 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Mindfulness Break |
| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Open Science in Practice: Funder Requirements & REB Review for Data Sharing Speakers: Representative from Knowledge to Impact, Research Services, University of Calgary; Alexander Thistlewood, Specialist, Research Data, Research Services, University of Calgary |
| Closing Remarks |
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