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Human Research Ethics Committees - Quality Improvement & Ethical Review: A Practice Guide for NSW

Doc type: Guideline

Doc No.: GL2007_020

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
Clinical/ Patient Services - Information and data
Clinical/ Patient Services - Research

Summary
This Guideline assists health professionals undertaking quality improvement activities by helping identify when that activity may require ethical review by a Human Research Ethics Committee. The need for such review is based on identifying any ethical risks that such activities may pose to participants. This Guideline provides a checklist to assist in this task.

Date of Publication: 21 November 2007

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Health Research and Ethics

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Dental Schools and Clinics, NSW Dept of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: All clinical and research staff involved in development of research trial products

Distributed to: Public Health System, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 21 November 2012

File No: 02/1193

Status: Active

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Human Research Ethics Committees - Quality Improvement & Ethical Review: A Practice Guide for NSW

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