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Survey of approval processes for HRECs at University of Melbourne affiliated hospitals (The SHREC Study) Professor David Story MBBS, MD, BMedSci, FANZCA
Survey of approval processes for HRECs at University of
Melbourne affiliated hospitals (The SHREC Study) Professor David
Story MBBS, MD, BMedSci, FANZCA Professor and Chair of Anaesthesia
Head of Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit (APPMU)
Melbourne Medical School
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Some medical perceptions After that Ethics experience I will
never do research again Anaesthetist, personal communication
Because of Ethics who wants to do research? Neurosurgeon, personal
communication That #%&**!! Ethics committee Story, 2004
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The challenge 14 hospitals affiliated with the Faculty of
Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences Research strategy: Greater
research collaboration More multicentre research Different HRECs =
different requirements = barrier to research?
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What is happening out there? Differences and similarities
between the HRECs are currently unclear Joint project between OREI
and APPMU Survey each HREC about their processes for different
types of research, 5 sample scenarios to examine different HREC
approaches
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Increasing difficulty 1.Retrospective audit of the rates of
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a hospital from 2003 to 2013
2.Prospective observational study of intravenous fluid use during
elective hip and knee replacements 3.Phase IV randomised trial
investigating the association of intra-operative intravenous fluids
with post-operative serum electrolytes in elective total hip or
knee replacement 4.Phase II randomised trial of post-operative
high-powered magnets for disease recurrence in glioblastoma
5.International, multicentre study investigating molecular markers
in women with grade 3 breast cancer
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Importance The benefits of this study are anticipated to be:
Identify similarities and differences between HRECs, Opportunity to
share ideas around HREC approaches Assist governance support MCATS
Foundation for future collaboration between University affiliated
hospital HRECs, and OREI to further unify processes, and assess
site specific concerns, while optimising ethics and integrity.
Collaborate with other streamlining initiatives eg: Victorian
Consultative Council for Clinical Trial Research Publication in an
appropriate peer reviewed journal
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Progress so far... Grant awarded Scenarios refined Part time
Research Assistant appointed Submitted to ethics......... waiting
for HREC approval
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Ongoing Collaboration in Research, Teaching, and Engagement We
play a TEAM SPORT
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Other Medical groups Surgery ICU Internal Medicine
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New (MCATS) Partners Health Informatics Research Governance
Biostatistics Health Economics
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Hospital administration
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Allied Health Professionals Nurses Physiotherapists
Pharmacists