Research Ethics Committee

The Irish College of GPs Research Ethics Committee was granted formal recognition on 17 May 2005. It reviews both clinical and non-clinical trials. Dr Aileen Barrett is the Interim Chair of the Committee.

The Research Ethics Committee has adopted the following two basic statements as a guide:

• Any study proposed that 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.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. Review at next REC meeting is not guaranteed.
• Only fully completed online submissions will be included on the meeting agenda. It is the responsibility of the submitting PI to ensure applications are complete.
• One online submission must be received by the deadline. *Please note: The requirement for a hard copy is not required, however, an electronic signature/scanned copy of signatory page is mandatory.
  
• Completed applications must be submitted online no later than 5pm on the last day for submissions. Applications which arrive after 5pm on the deadline date WILL NOT (under any circumstances) be put forward for review at the next meeting. They will be held over until the next deadline date. 

Administrator email: research@icgp.ie

*Please note, a maximum number of applications applies to each meeting

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