HREC Perspective/s SVH Jo-anne Brien

Perspectives clinical practitioner, researcher, teacher, clinical supervisor, PhD supervisor, consumer… HREC member (SVH, JH&FMH LHN, RWH) Individual’s observations SVH HREC: wide spectrum of research activities FTIH clinical trials… clinical audits, health service research (local -> large) epidemiological and social studies quantitative and qualitative methods Training – student, fellow ‘projects’ ‘high’ and ‘low’ risk locally designed and managed v. ‘contract’ research

HRECs National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Human Research SVH HREC Lead NSW Committee HoMER Certified not a ‘Catholic’ committee National and state based systems allow for site/organisation specific considerations- eg, radiation risk statements, guardianship provisions, contraceptive wording, etc

Topics of interest Big Data, data linkage ‘Wishful’ data Genomics Literacy (epidemiological/ probabilistic findings) ‘Wishful’ data Electronic… therefore available (?) Easy to lose Genomics Literacy, re risk, science; challenges for consent (research v practice) Political and social drivers, need for legal framework cannabinoids, PrEP

Topics of Interest Practice v. Research ‘Access’ clinical trials Science a precursor to legal, social framework ‘Access’ clinical trials Hype v hope Big pharma Researcher v treating clinician role/s ?conflict Consent Research training for practitioners