Open AccessHeterogeneity of Human Research Ethics Committees and Research Governance Offices across Australia: An observational study
Author(s) -
Elisabeth De Smit,
Lisa S. Kearns,
Linda Clarke,
Jonathan Dick,
Catherine Hill,
Alex W. Hewitt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the australasian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1836-1935
DOI - 10.4066/amj.2015.2587
Subject(s) - workload , medicine , research ethics , corporate governance , ethics committee , human research , documentation , family medicine , public administration , political science , engineering ethics , management , psychiatry , computer science , engineering , economics , programming language
Conducting ethically grounded research is a fundamental facet of all investigations. Nevertheless, the administrative burdens of current ethics review are substantial, and calls have been made for a reduction in research waste.