Research Ethics and Governance Policy
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Mandatory requirements in relation to the approval, administration, coordination, and management of all research across SA Health
Research governance is concerned with the quality, safety, privacy, risk management, financial management and ethical acceptability of research at SALHN.
The SA Health Research Ethics and Governance Policy (PDF 111KB) outlines the research governance requirements that apply to researchers and institutions involved in the conduct and administration of health and medical research across SALHN.
Resources
- The SALHN Research Governance Essentials provides guidance on SALHN specific requirements, tips and information on how to submit the Site Specific Assessment (SSA) and student involvement in clinical review (audits) / research projects.
- The SALHN Research Hub has a Training Resources page contains useful resources to assist with the preparation, writing and submission of ethics and governance applications.
- Good Clinical Practice training is required by all listed investigators, as per National Clinical Trials Governance Framework action 1.2 and 1.6. A free Good Clinical Practice course can be found on our Training Resources page.
Contact details
Institution: Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
HREC: Southern Adelaide Clinical
Email: Health.SALHNResearchHub@sa.gov.au
Phone: 08 8204 6453
Complaint contact person: Director — Research Operations
SAC HREC: Executive Officer
SALHN Research Governance: Research Governance Officer
Mandatory approvals and documents required
Mandatory approvals
- Director: Division in which the study will be conducted
- Head of Department: department/s in which the study will be conducted at each participating hospital/site
- Data Governance
- SALHN Corporate Finance
- SALHN Pharmacy
- Tissue bank / data custodian
Please contact the SALHN Research Hub to request the below templates:
- Study Budget
- Research Collaboration Agreement
- Material Transfer Agreement / Data Transfer Agreement
- Confidentiality Deed non-SALHN employee
Documents
- HREC approval letter
- Site Specific Assessment form
- Study protocol (and all documents listed in the HREC approval letter)
- Data management plan
- Study budget