EthOS REB & Admin System

Help

Reach out to RAIMSsupport@uoguelph.ca with all your EthOS-related questions. They are happy to help with whatever you need and can provide 1:1 demos or guidance. If you have a process of content-related question, reach out to the Research Ethics team at rebadmin@uoguelph.ca any time. 

Below please find the current REB member and REB Chair training topics. These resources are all also available on the EthOS Hub REB Member User Guide page. 

REB Members
Topic
Content covered
  • About EthOS, EthOS forms, process overview
  • Account access
  • Logging in
  • Internet settings, timeout and saving guidance
  • Overview of the EthOS Work Area 
  • Notification and the For My Review tiles 
  • How to move between screens
  • A quick recap of the EthOS reviewing an application process
  • Accessing via your email notification
  • Accessing via the notification tile or your For My Review tile
  • Importance of the timeline view
  • How to interpret the timeline events
  • How to return here (which you must do to find the "review done" button!)
  • How to move through the application
  • Adding comments
  • Deleting or editing comments
  • Making your final recommendations and any overall comments/feedback to the Research Ethics office
  • My Tasks number (may not decrease right away)
  • Recap of help email options - see the top of this page


    REB Chairs
Topic
Content covered
     How REB Chairs User EthOS
  •  A short summary of how REB Chairs, specifically, use EthOS
     EthOS Introduction
  • Logging in
  • Timeout Settings
  • Saving
     EthOS Work Area
  • Work area layout
  • Navigation Bar
  • Top row tile contents
     Task-Based Tiles
  • History tile
  • Chair Reviews tile
  • Chair Consultations tile
  • Delegated Reviews tile
  • Presentations tile
     Navigation Tips
  • Interpreting tile counts
  • Opening and managing tile contents
  • Moving between EthOS screens
  • Getting back to the Timeline view
     Reviewing Feedback Letters*
  • Accessing a feedback letter
  • Reviewing the feedback letter
*A video for this is available in the Chair one-drive folder. Please contact rebadmin@uoguelph.ca for the link. 
     Reviewing Event Reports*
  • Accessing the Event Report
  • Reviewing the Event Report
*A video for this is available in the Chair one-drive folder. Please contact rebadmin@uoguelph.ca for the link. 
     Providing a Chair Consultation*
  • Accessing the application needing your consult
  • Providing your consultation
*A video for this is available in the Chair one-drive folder. Please contact rebadmin@uoguelph.ca for the link. 

     Delegated Reviews (as an REB Member)
  • Note: this content links to the materials provided for all REB Members on how to conduct a delegated review of any REB application
     Accessing an Application to Present
  • Accessing an application you're being asked to present at an REB Board meeting
     Help & Support
  • Summary of help options
REB Member Webinar Replays
A webinar to provide an overview of the EthOS system and completing a review was conducted on August 22, 2024 by Donna Drohan, Ethics Education & Compliance Advisor. A short demo as part of onboarding some new REB members was provided on October 18, 2024. Both replay links are available below. 

Note: If you have trouble accessing any of the links, please contact RAIMSSupport@uoguelph.ca.