Ethics Review Board

Our Ethics Review Board (ERB) reviews projects conducted on behalf of Public Health Ontario and Ontario’s public health units.

The ERB is an independent board that includes members who are public health professionals and researchers from PHO and other public health, health care and academic organizations. Collectively, ERB members have expertise in a broad range of public health disciplines and methodologies, ethics, law, and community perspectives.

The ERB helps to ensure that projects are consistent with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, Second edition (TCPS 2), PHO’s Framework for the Ethical Conduct of Public Health Initiatives, as well as other relevant regulations, policies and guidelines. The ERB has the authority to approve, reject, propose modifications to or withdraw approval of any eligible projects submitted for review.

The ERB also participates in the development of best practices for addressing emerging ethical issues in the conduct of public health evidence-generating initiatives across the province.

List of Current Board Members

Member Expertise/Discipline

Elizabeth Peter (Chair)

Nursing, Philosophy, Bioethics

Samiya Abdi

Equity, Social Impact, Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion and Evaluation

Ayaan Abdulle

Community Outreach and Engagement

Lisa Berger

Public Health Medicine

Kayla Burt

Epidemiology

Jeff D’Souza

Bioethics, Health Equity, Public Health Ethics, Global Health Ethics

Rob Haile

Public Health Planning, Health Promotion and Evaluation

Omolayo Idowu

Public Health Nursing

Navneet Johal

Ethics and Compliance, Law, Gerontology & Health Studies

Anna Majury

Public Health Microbiology

Juhee Makkar

Ethics, Law, Health Policy

Michael Montess

Public Health Ethics, Bioethics, Clinical Ethics 

Tim Mt. Pleasant

Indigenous Community Engagement, Bioethics

Apondi J Odhiambo

Qualitative Research, Health Equity, Policy Development and Analysis,

Public Health Education and Promotion

Eryn Pleson

Public Health Promotion, Program Evaluation

Amy Wright

Nursing, Research Interests: Indigenous Health, Cultural Safety, Trauma and Violence


Check out our submission deadlines and meeting dates.


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Ethics

ethics@oahpp.ca

Updated 28 Oct 2024