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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 Ethics Committee for review and approval. Ethical approval can be
granted for up to 5 years.
Download Latrobe Regional Hospital Application Module
Download
Department of Human Services Application Module
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 the Monash University School of Rural Health, Latrobe Regional Hospital.
For further information, please contact
Dr Janice Chesters by emailing: Janice.Chesters@med.monash.edu.au
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. Notifications of protocol amendments must be made in
writing and addressed to the HREC Secretary, Latrobe Regional Hospital, PO Box 424, Traralgon, Vic, 3844.
Final Report
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