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Research Ethics & Governance

The Research Office is here to support Research Ethics and Governance.

Research Ethics

Research Ethics

Research Governance

Research Governance

Fees and Payments

Fees and Payments

Resources for Researchers

Resources for Researchers

Complaints

Complaints

IP and Commercialisation

IP and Commercialisation

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  • Research Office
  • The Difference Between Research Ethics & Governance
  • REGIS

Research Office

The Research Office is a department of St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. It is the secretariat of the St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and is responsible for research governance reviews across St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, the Mater Hospital Sydney and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.

The Research Office staff have extensive experience in reviewing submissions to the St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney HREC and research governance applications and can provide advice and assistance with submissions.

We encourage all researchers wishing to undertake projects involving humans across the network to make the Research Office their first point of contact.

Team members are available to discuss submissions for both HREC and Governance (STE) review.  Please email the Research Office to arrange an appointment.

Contacting the Research Office

Address: St Vincent’s Hospital Translational Research Centre. 97-105 Boundary Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Tel: 02 8382 4960
Email: svhs.research@svha.org.au (Email is the best form of contact. We aim to respond to email enquiries within 2 business days)

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8.30 am – 5pm

To help us address your questions efficiently, please see this guidance on Emailing the St Vincent’s Hospital Research Office.

Q&A Sessions with the Research Office

We are available online every Thursday from 11am – 11.30am to answer your questions. 

Join the meeting by clicking on the Research Office Online Q&A Link.

 

The Difference Between Research Ethics and Governance

Both Ethics approval and Governance authorisation are required before a study can commence at a site.
The Difference between Ethics and Governance
Research PrinciplesEthics (anywhere)Governance (site based)
BeneficenceDoes the benefit of the study outweigh the risk? Is the organisation protected against any risks? Are the investigators insured? Is it our risk to protect? Should there be a contract detailing who bears the risk?
Respect How will the privacy of participants be respected? Has the data custodian provided support for access to medical records for research purposes?
Research Merit and Integrity Will the study be able to answer the questions posed? Is there money available to complete the study at this site? Are there resources available to complete the study at this site? Does the study have Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval?
Justice Is the process of recruiting fair? Is the recruitment process in line with institutional policies? Has the Department Head of the patient group being recruited provided their support of the project? Have the Department Heads of any supporting departments provided their support of the project?

REGIS

The Research Ethics and Governance Information System (REGIS) is an online portal that manages ethics and site governance approvals of human research projects in NSW, ACT, TAS Public Health Organisations, Allied Health Organisations and local health districts.

REGIS offers users a variety of Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) and instructional videos to support in making applications. If users are having difficulty in using REGIS, they are encouraged to see the REGIS Helpdesk FAQ for more information.

Due to cybersecurity and privacy requirements, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney only accepts institution email addresses (e.g. @svha.org.au, @health.nsw.gov.au, @university.edu.au, @institute.org.au) rather than personal email addresses (e.g. @gmail.com) for the registration of REGIS accounts.