16.0 RESEARCH

Question 1

16.1 Recognized standards

Answer 1

A registrant must design, conduct, and report on research in accordance with recognized standards of scientific competence and ethical research.

Question 2

16.2 Avoiding misleading results

Answer 2

A registrant must plan their research to minimize the possibility of misleading results.

Question 3

16.3 Ethical considerations

Answer 3

In planning research, a registrant must take into account any applicable ethical considerations.

Question 4

16.4 Resolution of ethical issues

Answer 4

If application of an ethical issue is unclear, a registrant must seek to resolve the issue through consultation with institutional review boards, animal care and
use committees, peer consultation, or consultation with other appropriate resources.

Question 5

16.5 Ethical conduct of research

Answer 5

A registrant is responsible for the ethical conduct of research conducted by themself or by others under their supervision or control.

Question 6

16.6 Protection of animals/human welfare

Answer 6

In research projects, a registrant must implement appropriate protections for the rights and welfare of human participants and other persons affected by the research, and for the welfare of animal subjects.

Question 7

16.7 Offering research inducements

Answer 7

If a registrant offers professional services as an inducement to obtain research participants, a registrant must make clear to the participants the nature of the professional services offered, including any risks associated with and limitations to such services.

Question 8

16.8 Unacceptable inducements

Answer 8

A registrant must not offer excessive or inappropriate financial or other inducements to obtain research participants, particularly if such inducements may be expected to coerce participation.

Question 9

16.9 Competent research

Answer 9

A registrant must conduct research competently and with due concern for the dignity and welfare of the participants.

Question 10

16.10 Required consultations

Answer 10

As part of the process of development and implementation of research projects, a registrant must consult those with expertise concerning any special
population that is under investigation or that is likely to be affected by the research.

Question 11

16.11 Compliance with law

Answer 11

A registrant must plan and conduct research in a manner consistent with international, federal and provincial laws and with professional standards governing the conduct of research, particularly those standards governing research with human participants and animal subjects.

Question 12

16.12 Institutional approval

Answer 12

Before conducting research, a registrant must:

a) provide accurate information about their research protocol in a research proposal to the host institution or organization; and
b) obtain appropriate approval from the host institution or organization

Question 13

16.13 Research in accord with protocol

Answer 13

A registrant must conduct their research in accordance with any research protocol approved under Standard 16.12.

Question 14

16.14 Information to participants

Answer 14

A registrant must provide a prompt opportunity for research participants to obtain appropriate information about the nature, results, and conclusions of the research, including any information necessary to correct any misconceptions the participants may have.

Question 15

16.15 Exception to 16.14

Answer 15

If scientific or humane values justify delaying or withholding the information referred to in Standard 16.14, a registrant must take measures to reduce the risk of harm.

Question 16

16.16 Appropriate interference

Answer 16

In conducting research, a registrant must only interfere with the research participants or the milieu from which data is collected in a manner that is
warranted by an appropriate research design, and consistent with the registrant’s role as a scientific investigator.

Question 17

16.17 Honouring commitments

Answer 17

A registrant must honour all commitments they have made to research participants.

Question 18

16.18 No false reporting

Answer 18

A registrant must not fabricate or falsify research data or results, or exaggerate the meaning and/or significance of any research data or results.

Question 19

16.19 Errors in reporting

Answer 19

If a registrant discovers significant errors in their published data, the registrant must take steps to correct such errors in a correction, retraction, erratum, or by other appropriate publication means.

Question 20

16.20 Professional reviews

Answer 20

A registrant who reviews material submitted for publication, grants, or research proposal review must respect the confidentiality of the information
and the proprietary rights of the submitter in that information.

Question 21

16.21 Care of animals

Answer 21

A registrant must acquire, care for, use, and dispose of animals in compliance with current federal, provincial, and local laws and with the utmost regard for applicable professional and humane standards.

Question 22

16.22 Required training for animals

Answer 22

A registrant who conducts research involving animals:
a) may only do so if trained in research methods with and experienced in the care of those animals;

b) must supervise all procedures involving the animals; and
c) is responsible for ensuring appropriate consideration of the animals’ comfort, health, and their humane treatment.

Question 23

16.23 Minimize discomfort of animals

Answer 23

A registrant who conducts research involving animals must treat them humanely and must make efforts to minimize their stress, discomfort, infection, illness, and pain.

Question 24

16.24 Exception to 16.23

Answer 24

A registrant may only use a procedure subjecting animals to pain, stress, or privation when an alternative procedure is unavailable, and the goal is justified by its prospective scientific, educational, or applied value.

Question 25

16.25 Use of surgical procedures

Answer 25

A registrant who conducts research involving animals must ensure that:
a) any required surgical procedures are performed under appropriate anesthesia; and

b) techniques to avoid infection and to minimize pain are used before, during, and after surgery.

Question 26

16.26 Humane termination

Answer 26

When it is appropriate that an animal’s life be terminated, a registrant must ensure that it is done humanely, with an effort to minimize stress and pain, and in accordance with accepted procedures.

Question 27

16.27 Training for supervisees

Answer 27

A registrant must ensure that their supervisees who are working with animals have received instruction in proper research methods and in the care, maintenance, and handling of the species being used, to the extent appropriate for the role to be played by the supervisees.