
Provincial RITHIM Committee (PRC)
The Provincial RITHIM Committee (PRC) is a subcommittee of the Research Manitoba board. The primary responsibility of the Provincial RITHIM Committee (PRC) is to support the creation and provide oversight over RITHIM. PRC:
- Advises and oversees the Committee for the Harmonization of Health Impact, Privacy, and Ethics Review (CHIPER) to enable and support its role as a provincial research ethics board.
- Oversees the administrative support provided by RITHIM to support the Provincial Health Research Privacy Committee (PHRPC) in performing its role efficiently and effectively under the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), although PRC does not oversee PHRPC.
- Draws upon the experience and knowledge of the stakeholders with expertise in privacy and health research of Manitoba.
- Reports to the Research Manitoba Board of Directors.
Here is a list of our PRC members:
Chair: Dr. Nathan Nickel
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College Of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy
Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Endowed Rheumatology Research Chair, University of Manitoba
Dr. Paul Beaudin
Director, Research and Innovation, Shared Health
Jason Berry
Director, Cancer Informatics and Innovation, CancerCare Manitoba
Michelle DiNella
Executive Director, Seven Oaks Hospital Chronic Disease Innovation Centre
Farid Foroud
Associate Vice President, Health and Life Sciences, Western Canada at Global Public Affairs
Dr. Joel Gingerich
Medical Director, Clinical Trials Unit, CancerCare Manitoba
Ales Morga
Regional Lead – Quality, Planning, & Performance, Southern Health-Santé Sud
Jeannine Schellenberg
Research Support Unit Trial Manager, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Dr. Ryan Zarychanski
Professor of Medicine (hematology and critical care) and Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba
Lisa Montebruno
Senior Clinical Research Associate, Merck Canada Inc.
Dr. Michael Czubryt
Executive Director of Research, St. Boniface Hospital
Ex-officio Members (Non-voting):
Andrea Legary
RM Board Chair, Chief Science and Technology Officer, The Recoup Group
Dr. John Arnett
CHIPER Chair, Professor, Clinical Health Psychology and Ethics, University of Manitoba
Dr. Lindsay Nicolle
CHIPER Chair, Professor, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba
Sharon Klos
PHRPC Chair, Health Information Specialist, Interlake Regional Health Authority