Researchers

The Research Governance Unit will be closing for the Christmas period on the 18 December 2020 and reopening on the 04 January 2021.

The researchers at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne are committed to advancing medical research and translating the results into clinical practice, allowing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to provide better quality healthcare for patients.

Find out more about the ethics and governance review processes for different types of research projects, submission guidelines and all necessary resources.

Investigator-Initiated Trials Resources

Relevant guidelines to provide researchers with a launching pad for conducting their research can be found at the link below. These have been developed in partnership with the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH), of which SVHM is a contributing member of.

https://www.viccompcancerctr.org/what-we-do/clinical-trials-expansion/investigator-initiated-trials/resources/

Human Research Ethics Committee

The SVHM HREC is fully constituted and operates in accordance with the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) including all subsequent updates.

The Low Risk Research Sub-committee provides an expedited review pathway for all projects which are considered as “low risk”.

The St Vincent’s Hospital Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) is responsible for ensuring that all activities relating to the care and use of animals are conducted in compliance with the ‘Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes’ 8th Edition 2013.

The St Vincent’s Hospital Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is responsible for the review, approval and ongoing monitoring of all research involving Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) conducted in OGTR-Accredited Organisations at St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy Campus.