TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing a research governance framework for clinical and public health research
AU - Poustie, Stephanie Jane
AU - Taylor, David McD
AU - Forbes, Andrew Benjamin
AU - Skiba, Marina Aspassia
AU - Nelson, Mark Raymond
AU - McNeil, John James
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Research conduct in Australia and worldwide is mostly unaudited. The purpose of good research governance is to ensure integrity in research through accountability, transparency and responsibility. Institutional responsibility for research governance has been adopted by Monash University s Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, providing clear,lines of accountability for researchers as well as support and guidance. A research audit tool has been developed, identifying areas where practice could be improved especially among less experienced researchers; the most common adverse findings concerned research protocols and procedure manuals. The need for participant confidentiality, privacy and data security was found to be understood, and adhered to widely by all researchers. An evaluation of the effect of audit on researchers found that the process was well accepted.
AB - Research conduct in Australia and worldwide is mostly unaudited. The purpose of good research governance is to ensure integrity in research through accountability, transparency and responsibility. Institutional responsibility for research governance has been adopted by Monash University s Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, providing clear,lines of accountability for researchers as well as support and guidance. A research audit tool has been developed, identifying areas where practice could be improved especially among less experienced researchers; the most common adverse findings concerned research protocols and procedure manuals. The need for participant confidentiality, privacy and data security was found to be understood, and adhered to widely by all researchers. An evaluation of the effect of audit on researchers found that the process was well accepted.
UR - http://<Go to ISI>://000243388600015
M3 - Article
VL - 185
SP - 623
EP - 626
JO - The Medical Journal of Australia
JF - The Medical Journal of Australia
SN - 0025-729X
IS - 11-12
ER -