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Human Research
Ethics Committee (HREC)
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Forms and Templates
To
ensure you are using the latest version of the forms, please download the documents
directly from the web site each time you prepare a new application.
Applications
Interim or Annual Reporting
Amendments
and Modifications
Final Report
Applications
For all research, full ethical review is required and you will
be required to complete and submit a full application to the LRH HREC for
review and approval. Ethical approval can be granted for up to 5 years.
Applications should include LRH application module, the
National Ethics Application Form (NEAF) along with the Victorian Module in
line with the Department of Health single site research process. Note that
the Department of Health Common Application Form is also still accepted.
Download Latrobe Regional Hospital Application Module
Department
of Health single site research
If you require hospital resources to conduct your
research project, please ensure you submit a Statement from Head of
Department and Divisional Director Declaration form for each hospital
department involved.
Download HREC Statement from Head of Department and
Divisional Director
Please
note that a precondition of the HREC is that the scientific merit of the
research proposal has been guaranteed. Approval of the scientific merit of
the project through research approval can be evidenced by obtaining:
a) Ethics approval by
an established Tertiary Education Facility (University) HREC
OR
b)
Approval by a nominated LRH HREC representative from Monash University School
of Rural Health
For further
information, please contact the LRH HREC secretariat by emailing: hrec@lrh.com.au or phoning 03 5173
8554
A copy of the approval letter of scientific merit or HREC
approval from a tertiary institution is required to accompany your
application.
Submitting your application
An original single-sided plus one (1)
double-sided stapled copies of the completed application form and attachments
should be forwarded to the HREC Secretary at least four weeks before
the ethics committee meeting at which you wish it to be considered.
See meeting and deadline schedule. The copies should be collated and
paginated (eg Page 1 of 50).
Applications
and correspondence should be sent to:
The Secretary
Human Research Ethics Committee
c/- Executive Office
Latrobe Regional Hospital
PO Box 424
TRARALGON VIC 3844
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Notification Form
The Ethics Committee requires notification in writing to
the HREC Secretary of the project commencement date or if the research
is discontinued before the expected date of completion.
Download
HREC Notification Form
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Interim or Annual Reporting
The Ethics Committee is required to
monitor all approved research in accordance with the National Statement on
Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). Part of the monitoring process
includes the review of progress reports.
Researchers are required to submit a
progress report to the HREC for each research project approved by the Ethics
Committee. Reports are usually due on the anniversary of approval, but
occasionally they are requested at a more frequent interval.
Ethics approval is ongoing but will lapse
if the progress report is not received by the anniversary of the approval
date, or, is not deemed satisfactory by the Ethics Committee. If the
Committee is not satisfied with the progress report, researchers will be
informed about subsequent action.
Amendments/Modifications
From time to time amendments are required to research
projects. These are usually initiated by the researchers or by external study
sponsors. Request for protocol amendments must be submitted on the Latrobe
Regional Hospital Amendment Request Form to the HREC Secretary, Latrobe
Regional Hospital, PO Box 424, Traralgon, Vic, 3844.
Download
HREC Amendment Request Form
Final Report
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