Committee on Innovative Practices in Research Ethics (PIER)

The Committee on Innovative Practices in Research Ethics (PIER) aims to support research teams while exploring various approaches to address new challenges in research ethics.

PIER Priority issues identified

Recruitment

Exploring and critiquing innovative recruitment strategies (e.g. virtual recruitment; participant banks; third-party recruitment; principles of equitý/diversitý/inclusion in recruitment)

Digital data management

Adapting to the challenge of protecting privacy in massive data or cloud-based projects (e.g. telerehabilitation, artificial intelligence, public data banks, data retention in case of telecommuting)

Tools to support

Support for student and researcher members by the Research Ethics Committee (CER)

The committee ensures that it represents the various categories of members, the different CRIR sites, and research ethics: students, research staff, researchers, clinical research coordination staff, CRIR scientific management, and research ethics specialists. The PIER Committee may also consult citizen partners or other experts as needed. Functioning of the PIER Committee

Functioning of the PIER Committee

4-6 meetings per year
Reports to the Comité d’orientation à la recherche (COR) to include all perspectives in reflections.
One-year renewable mandate.
Committee composition is diversified, with representatives from each site and several categories of members. The committee may consult citizen partners or others as needed.

Composition of the committee : Practices in Research Ethics (PIER)

SCIENTIFIc direction

AUGER, Claudine, erg., Ph.D.
Full professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal,
Regular Researcher, CRIR-Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Lindsay Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Scientific Co-Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR)
Scientific Co-Director, Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM)
claudine.auger@umontreal.ca

researchers

ANGLADE Carole, Ph.D., M.P.O., C.C.O.
Assistant Professor, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal
Regular Researcher, CRIR – Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Lindsay Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
carole.anglade@umontreal.ca

CROTEAU, Claire, Ph.D.
Full Professor, School of Speech-Language Therapy and Audiology, Université de Montréal;
Researcher, CRIR–Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Lindsay Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

DUCLOS, Cyril, Ph.D.
Full Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal;
Regular Researcher, CRIR-Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Pavillon Gingras, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
cyril.duclos@umontreal.ca

ROBILLARD, Chantal, Ph.D.
Adjunct professor, Department of Sexology, UQAM
Adjunct professor, École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal
Clinical Research Coordinator and Researcher, CRIR—Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Layton-Mackay site), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
chantal.robillard.mab@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

ZIDAROV, Diana, pht, Ph.D.
Institutional Researcher, Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Lindsay Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Regular researcher, CRIR-IURDPM
Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal
diana.zidarov.ccsmtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATion

JELENIC Patricia, M.Sc.
Clinical Research Coordinator
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
IURDPM
patricia.Jelenic.ccsmtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

ROBILLARD, Chantal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sexology, UQAM;
Clinical research coordinator and regular researcher,
CRIR-Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay (site Layton-Mackay), CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
chantal.robillard.mab@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Research Ethics

NOLET, Anik, Me LLB., LL.M.
Senior Research Ethics Advisor | Head, Office of Research Project Evaluation
University Teaching and Research Division (DEUR)
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
anik.nolet.ccsmtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

ROUSSEAU-HARRISON Kate M.Sc.
Coordinator, Research Ethics Board | CER en réadaptation et en déficience physique (RDP)
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
kate.rousseau-harrison.ccsmtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

students members

JOYAL Élodie B.Sc.
Axis 2 Master’s student
Université de Montréal
elodie.joyal@umontreal.ca

MVOMO Cyrille M.Sc.
Axis 1 doctoral student
McGill University
cyrille.mvomo@mail.mcgill.ca

For more information about the PIER committee or to contact its members, please contact us at administration.crir@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.