CANREC is the Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees. It is a network established by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) with the cooperation of Research Ethics Committees (RECs/IRBs) across the CARPHA member states.
CARPHA is the principal regional institution responsible for defining and responding to the public health priorities of its twenty-four (24) member states. Health research is strongly supported by CARPHA as such research is imperative to mitigate the perennial challenges to human health and well-being in the region. Good health is required for productivity and development in member states.
International research ethics guidelines require that all research with human participants be submitted for the ethical review of the research protocol by a research ethics committee/IRB having jurisdictional responsibility for the location in which the proposed research will be conducted. CANREC members are such research ethics committees/IRBs within the region.
Membership in CANREC is open to all institutional and national RECs/IRBs in CARPHA member states.
An Executive Committee elected from members of CANREC provides technical guidance and oversight for the work of CANREC. The executive committee constitutes five (5) members elected to serve a three (3) year term.CARPHA is responsible for coordinating the work of CANREC and communicating with member RECs/IRBs about pertinent matters.
Co-Chair USC-IRB University of the Southern Caribbean chands@usc.edu.tt
IRB Administrator St. George's University IRB True Blue, St. George, Grenada kcoomans@sgu.edu Karcoomansingh@gmail.com
c/o University of Technology (UTech) Research Ethics Committee Chair blewis@utech.edu.jm balfordlewis@yahoo.com
Chair c/o Campus Research Ethics Committee, Cave Hill, Barbados dr.mike.campbell@gmail.com michael.campbell@cavehill.uwi.edu
Director, Standards & Regulation Ministry of Health 45-47 Barbados Avenue, Kingston 5 grahamc@moh.gov.jm
Professor of Dental Public Health Deputy Chair The UWI St. Augustine Campus Research Ethics Committee rahul.naidu@sta.uwi.edu
Chair Institutional Review Board Department of Anatomical Sciences St George’s University, Grenada mdupless@sgu.edu
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