Research Ethics
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Proposed Meeting Dates for 2013
REC Meeting 1
Meeting Date: 20 Feb
Submission Deadline: 30 Jan
REC Meeting 2
Meeting Date: 17 Apr
Submission Deadline: 27 Mar
REC Meeting 3
Meeting Date: 19 Jun
Submission Deadline: 29 May
REC Meeting 4
Meeting Date: 18 Sep
Submission Deadline: 28 Aug
REC Meeting 5
Meeting Date: 20 Nov
Submission Deadline: 30 Oct
The ICGP Research Ethics Committee was granted formal recognition on 17th May 2005. It reviews both clinical and non-clinical trials.
Chairman: Prof Colin Bradley
Administrator: Sally-Anne O'Neill
Email: sallyanne.o'neill@icgp.ie
Web: www.icgp.ie/research
The Research Ethics Committee has adopted the following two basic statements as a guide:
- 'Any study proposed which cannot answer the question posed is unethical.'
- 'All research on human beings carries the possibility of harm. The level of risk, which is acceptable, depends upon the importance of the question being addressed.'
The Ethics Committee is constituted according to the International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) guidelines & the Clinical Trials Act 1987 (amended 1990). This Ethics Committee operates to the standards laid down in the ICH GCP guidelines published 1997 and implemented January 1998.
Application for Clinical Trials
ICGP Research Ethics Committee Checklist and Application Form » read more
Application for Non-Clinical Trials
Please submit your application, including all documentation, in typescript in single bound form (double sided) x 13 copies to Sally-Anne O'Neill, Research Administrator, ICGP, 4-5 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, three weeks prior to the meeting. In addition, please email a copy of the full application to Sally-Anne O'Neill :janet.stafford@icgp.ie. Within a week of » read more
Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension
Report from the "Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension" Conference held at the Conrad Hotel, Dublin on 27th February 2002. » read more
Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension - Summary
Summary of report from the "Human Genome - the Research Ethics Dimension" Conference held at the Conrad Hotel, Dublin on 27th February 2002. » read more
Past Activity and (some) Future Challenges
A Discussion Paper for Members » read more
Research & Trainees - ICGP Guidance and Support Material for Programme Teams (members only)
In response to queries raised by a number of the training programmes to the ICGP Research Ethics Committee and requests from some programme teams, this document was compiled to facilitate understanding. » read more
Standard Operating Procedures of the Research Ethics Committee
Objective: To ensure that the content of the clinical trial documentation is relevant and accurate, the submissions are prepared and progressed in a consistent manner, and are subject to appropriate ethical review and approval procedures. » read more