Ethics and research governance in Alfred Health is facilitated by the Office of Ethics & Research Governance.

Find detailed information on Ethics submission and review processes.

Easy access to our ethics and governance forms and research guidelines.

At Alfred Health, responsibility for the ethical design, review and conduct of human research is exercised principally by researchers and the Alfred Health Ethics Committee.

The Office of Ethics and Research Governance uses a web-based ethics application management system named Ethics Research Administration (ERA) for the submission and review of all new ethics applications and amendments to approved research.

Submission of applications to the Alfred Hospital Ethics Committee

The Office of Ethics & Research Governance oversees all aspects of research at Alfred Health, with the major component of work arising from the operation of the Ethics Committee and the governance of research projects undertaken at or by Alfred Health.

Training is an essential element of research governance. Anyone involved in research should have training commensurate with their involvement and the type of research they plan to conduct.

The Research Review Committee is a sub-committee of the Ethics Committee.