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Call for Expressions of Interest: Appointments to HRC Ethics Committee PDF 65KB
The HRC is committed to ensuring that all research involving human participants is based on good science, meets ethical standards, and complies with international best practice. The HRC Guidelines on Ethics in Health Research and the Operational Standard for Ethics Committees should be consulted for guidance on matters relating to the ethics of research involving human participants. Links to these and other guidelines and publications are listed below.
HRC Guidelines on Ethics in Health Research
Operational Standard for Ethics Committees (2005) PDF 584KB
Referral Guidelines PDF 88KB
Revised May 2008. These guidelines are intended to provide greater clarity for circumstances where an application, which relates to a study involving human participants that is received by an accredited Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), should be referred to an accredited Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC).
Other Guidelines and Publications
Second Opinion Process
Second opinions on proposed studies may be sought from the HRC Ethics Committee. This document explains the process.
Second Opinion Process (PDF)
Ethical review of research / audit issues
The National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability Support Services Ethics (NEAC) is presently developing guidelines on Ethics of Observational Research Audit and Related Activities. In the meantime the flowchart used by Canterbury Ethics Committee may provide guidance for researchers when determining if ethical review is required for audit.
For an update on progress, see http://www.newhealth.govt.nz/NEAC/NEACUpdates.htm
Research/audit flowchart (prepared by Canterbury Ethics Committee March 2002) (PDF)
Process for updating the National Application Form
Process for review and updating National Application Form PDF
The process for updating the National Application form for Ethical Approval of a research project is explained in this document.
Ninth Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR9)
GFBR9 will be hosted by the HRC in Auckland, New Zealand from 3-5 December 2008 and the Call for Applications is now open.
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