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RITHIM Harmony: Updated Consent Transition Guidelines Now Available
RITHIM Harmony: Updated Consent Transition Guidelines Now Available July 16, 2025 The Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM) initiative has released updated Consent Transition Guidelines to support researchers transitioning to RITHIM in...
RITHIM Harmony Submission Deadlines & Review Guidelines
Harmony Submissions: Don’t Miss the Deadline July 14, 2025 If you're preparing to submit a research project for review through Harmony, planning ahead is essential to avoid delays and stay aligned with your project timeline. Submission Deadlines & Meeting Schedule...
Managing Health Research Through the Transition to RITHIM
July 7, 2025 – Winnipeg, Manitoba Managing Health Research through the transition to RITHIM. As of July 2, 2025, RITHIM Harmony is accepting NEW health research project applications*. This milestone marks a transformative step in streamlining health-research approvals...
Defining Health Research for RITHIM
June 13, 2025 – Winnipeg, Manitoba Defining Health Research for RITHIM Over the course of the last year, Research Manitoba has been working with our stakeholders to define the scope of health research that will be directed to RITHIM for review. With this in mind, the...
RITHIM Explainer Video
Watch the video to see how Harmony is transforming the research experience…
In Celebration of Clinical Trials Day: Announcing Harmony and a New RITHIM Website
May 20, 2025 In Celebration of Clinical Trials Day: Announcing Harmony and a New RITHIM Website In recognition of Clinical Trials Day, Research Manitoba is proud to announce the roll-out of two major milestones in the RITHIM program which...
Call for Vice- Chair of the CHIPER Provincial Health Research Ethics Board
May 5, 2025 – Winnipeg, Manitoba Are you interested in a unique leadership opportunity in health research ethics? Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM), on behalf of Research Manitoba (RM), is advertising for a Vice-Chair of CHIPER to work...
Research Manitoba announces the results of user acceptance testing (UAT)
May 7, 2025 – Winnipeg, Manitoba Research Manitoba, through the RITHIM initiative, is proud to announce the results of user acceptance testing (UAT) on the new RITHIM software system — a groundbreaking step toward transforming the way health research ethics, privacy,...
Important Message from the RITHIM Team
Research Improvements Through Harmonization In Manitoba (RITHIM) RITHIM UPDATE - SUMMER 2022 As we head into summer, we thought it was important to provide an update to the research community on the RITHIM initiative. The full...
Important Information for Researchers
*New* RITHIM Website Updates As of April 27, 2022, all information and forms related to provincial health research privacy review have been moved to the RITHIM website under the Privacy (PHRPC) menu. Researchers are strongly encouraged to bookmark the new site and...