Australian research
All research proposals submitted to the ABMDR Ethics Committee for ethical assessment must contain the following documents:
- Application for Ethics Approval of a Research Proposal
- Participant Information and Consent to Participate in Research , if required
- A full scientific proposal in a format suitable for submission to a hospital ethics committee
- Copies of approval or reports from other scientific/ethics committees should also be attached to the application
Australian quality assurance project
Those carrying out quality assurance (QA) activities should use the ABMDR QA checklist to determine whether ethics committee review is needed and whether consent is likely to be required. If it is determined that ethics committee review is needed, then the following documents will be required:
- Form RP017 QA checklist
- Application for Ethics Approval of a Research Proposal
- Participant Information and Consent to Participate in Research , if required
International research
The ABMDR welcomes research proposals from transplant and donor centre members of the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Requests from international centres to access donors or donor samples through the ABMDR must contain:
- A letter of request in English outlining the planned research and what is required from the ABMDR and its donors
- A copy of the research protocol or a summary of the research proposal (in English if available
- Donor information and consent in English
- Evidence of ethical approval from local committees, in English
For more information, please read the ABMDR guideline, chapter 18, Submission of a research proposal to the Ethics Committee