Scott Lear

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Dr. Scott Lear is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and the inaugural Pfizer/Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research at St. Paul’s Hospital. His research spans the breadth of prevention of cardiovascular disease at a population level to the management of cardiovascular disease at an individual level. This includes the identification of environmental characteristics that may act as facilitators and barriers of healthy lifestyle habits, investigation to identify the role of ethnic background in risk for obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and how technology can help improve health care access and delivery. He is an engaged Member for the America Heart Association through his committee and scientific sessions planning work, and is often called upon as a speaker/spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. (Note: This person is an author but not speaking at the session)

All Sessions by Scott Lear

  • Friday April 3th


  • 14:30  - 15:30
    Drawing on experiences operationalizing an ever-evolving multi-jurisdictional 18-year longitudinal epidemiological study, the dual Research Coordinator and Research Ethics Board (REB) perspectives offered in this session will provide unique insights into a wide array of practical research ethics-related challenges over the lifetime of a study. While longitudinal studies provide unique insights and are essential for reliably capturing patterns subject to variability over time, there are incredible barriers to setting up and maintaining these studies. Simply from a research ethics perspective, these areas include: contending with progressive, multi-institutional and international review, including British Columbia’s new harmonization initiative; responding to two updates to TCPS 2 policy (2014, 2018); respectful retention and maintaining participant consent in an aging and diverse cohort; accessing medical records post-mortem; and, negotiating participant risks related to open-ended research questions. In this session, we will explore how contending with common challenges in each of these areas has revealed grey areas that push the limits of current guidelines and necessitate a collaborative solutions-driven approach between the REB(s), researchers and relevant stakeholders. This session will offer practical solutions to hurdles we have overcome through this approach, as well as thought-provoking insights into outstanding challenges. Keywords: multi-jurisdictional, harmonization, challenges, opportunities
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