Human Research is research conducted with or about people, or their data or tissue. It includes the involvement of human beings in the following activities:
- surveys, interviews or focus groups;
- psychological, physiological or medical testing or treatments;
- observation by researchers;
- having participants’ personal documents or other materials accessed;
- collection and use of participants’ body organs, tissues or fluids (e.g. skin, blood, urine, saliva, hair, bones, tumor and other biopsy specimens), or their exhaled breath, and; their information (in individually identifiable, re-identifiable or non-identifiable form) as part of an existing published or unpublished source or database being accessed
In this session, the following topics related to Human Research Ethics will discussed:
- Principles of ethical research
- Review Pathways
- The process of seeking ethical approval
- Ethics application form (HREA)
There will also be opportunity for your questions.