Finding Out More

• PoCoG Quality of life resources. A collection of frequently asked questions on patient-reported outcome measurement and a database of validated tools for assessing the well-being, unmet needs and quality of life of people affected by cancer.
• Medical Research Council (MRC). A Framework for development and evaluation of RCTs for Complex Interventions to Improve Health (385kb pdf). MRC; 2000 Apr. 
• Australian Clinical Trials helps patients find out more about clinical trials. 
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). National Certification Scheme for the ethics review of multi-centre research.
• NHMRC, Australian Research Council, Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee. National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) - Updated 2018.
• NHMRC. Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities
• Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT). The SPIRIT checklist comprises items that need to be addressed by investigators applying for approval to conduct a clinical trial.
• HREA. The Humand Research Ethics Application.
• Masso M, Dodds S, Filders D, Yeatman H, Eagar K. Ethical Research in Palliative Care: a guide through the Human Research Ethics Committee process. Wollongong (NSW): Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong; 2004.