Research and Ethics Office

Contact us:  Ph. 03 5226 7978   Fax. 03 5260 3023    Email. hrec@barwonhealth.org.au

Ethical conduct of research activities involving human participants is governed by guidelines contained in legislation and policies. The primary purpose of these guidelines for the conduct of research activities involving human participants is to ensure the protection of the welfare and the rights of human participants.

The secondary purpose is to facilitate research that is, or will be, of benefit to the researcher's community or humankind. Barwon Health has established the Human Research Ethics Committee to administer these guidelines, to provide assistance to researchers in the consideration of ethical issues involved in research and to apply policy. 

Barwon Health Research Manual – Governance and Ethics 
 
This manual is created to assist both the research applicantd and those undertaking ethical review.

The Research and Ethics Office is involved in a number of activities including:

• Providing information, support and guidance to researchers regarding research ethics
• Providing the secretariat for Human Research Ethics Committee and the Research Review Committee
• Liaising between the committees and applicants
• Conducting a preliminary review of applications and providing feedback to applicants prior to submission
• Contributing to monitoring of all approved research projects
• Developing, implementing, reviewing and updating policies and procedures relating to research ethics
• Ensuring that the committees and Barwon Health are compliant with relevant State and Federal legislation relating to the ethical conduct of research
• Reporting to Barwon Health, the National Health and Medical Research Council, and other relevant organisations.

This Committee reviews for:

• Barwon Health
• Colac
• SJOG Geelong
• Geelong Private Hospital
• South West Health Care (Warrnambool)
• Jointly with Deakin University

Applications from other sites are considered on an individual basis.