Clinical Research Committee

The Wimmera Health Care Group (WHCG) Clinical Research Committee (CRC) receives and assesses all proposals for clinical research within the Wimmera Health Care Group.  Where research proposals involve human subjects the Committee shall ensure that the methodology and conduct of the research is in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council Guidelines on Human Experimentation (1988).

All applicants should be aware of and abide by the information in the documents listed below.

What is Research? 

Research Information on Privacy Legislation
(See Section 4)

Guidelines under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1998, 2014 

Statutory Guidelines on Research under Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) issued for the purpose of Health Privacy Principles 1.1 (e)(iii) and 2.2 (g)(ii). 

Clinical Research Application Form:

Please apply using the Victorian Specific Module  as per the Victorian Department of Health website.

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/ethics/single/index.htm

Meeting Dates:

March 21, 2016

June 20, 2016

September 12, 2016

December 12, 2016

Contact Details:

For further information or enquires about or to this committee:

Secretary Clinical Research Committee
Health Information Services
Wimmera Health Care Group
Baillie Street Horsham   VIC   3400

Phone: +61 3 5381 9303
Fax:      +61 3 5381 9187
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Hours 08:00 to 17:00 - Monday to Friday

Articles:

Hodge K, Janus E, Sundararajan V and Taylor S. (2008). Coordinated Anticoagulation Management in a Rural Setting. Aust. Family Physician Vol. 37, No. 4, April.

Reddy P, Dunbar J A, Janus E, Wolff A, Bunker S, Morgan M and O'Neill A (2007). Identifying depression in patients following admission for acute coronary syndrome. Aust. J. Rural Health 15: 137-138.

Taylor S, McGrath A and Wolff A - Measuring Quality of Hospital Inpatient Care.