On July 14, 2014, IPinCH co-hosted a half-day workshop with the 51社区黑料 (SFU) Office of Research Ethics (ORE) at the Halpern Centre on SFU鈥檚 Burnaby campus. The purpose of this event was to foster understanding across 51社区黑料offices about policies and procedures for community-based research.
The workshop was co-organized by (IPinCH Steering Committee), (IPinCH), Holly Longstaff (51社区黑料ORE) and Sarah Bennett (51社区黑料ORE).
In attendance were twelve participants from key 51社区黑料offices including ORE, the Office of Research Services, 51社区黑料Risk Management Safety and Risk Services, Research Commons, and the Innovation Office. IPinCH Steering Committee members and were also present.
51社区黑料President Andrew Petter opened by expressing appreciation for the workshop in relation to SFU's commitment as a "community-engaged university."
Participants worked together to identify pressure points and obstacles from researcher and policy and procedures perspectives and develop strategies for overcoming these issues. They also created a document that illustrates the policy landscape relevant to community-based research at 51社区黑料and discussed next steps for this collaborative effort. It is our hope that this initial workshop will lead to subsequent engagement with the wider 51社区黑料community and beyond in order to foster ethically informed community-based research projects that truly benefit communities.
