Ethics-Governance: Article: eMJA: Multicentre research: negotiating the ethics approval obstacle course

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eMJA: Multicentre research: negotiating the ethics approval obstacle course Multicentre research: negotiating the ethics approval obstacle course. To the Editor: The obstacles presented by Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) have caused a significant delay in commencing a valuable research project. We are currently conducting a multicentre study investigating the outcomes of hypertensive pregnancies in a cohort of 1620 women. It is a retrospective review of medical records and does not entail any participation of the women. Ethics approval was sought and gained from the New South Wales Health Department and one other NSW area health service (AHS) involved in the study. The bulk of the medical records (85%) are held by this AHS and a smaller proportion by eight other AHSs in NSW. Despite these prior approvals, the process of gaining ethics approval from the eight AHSs was fraught with obstacles at every stage. After 8 months’ work, we have received approval from the HREC of each of the AHSs. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/180_03_020204/letters_020204_fm-1.html


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