Research

National statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007)

This statement is the NHMRC guidelines upon which Human research Ethics Committees base their decision to approve or decline research projects.  The document has a specific section on patients highly dependent on medical care (See Chapter 4.4 page 61-63), and the requirement for consent to participate in research (chapter 2.3 page 23-24). There is also a useful section on the ethics of using databanks for research purposes (Chapter 3.2 page 29-31). 

NHMRC Australian Code for the Responsible conduct of Research
This document details the responsibility of researchers when conducting research in Australia.

Monash University Guide to Good Reserch Practice: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
This guide to good research practice has information on research design, analysis and dissemination of health based research projects. There is advice on sample size, selecting participants, methodologies and data management ideas. There are links and resources for further reading and direction. Reading this document is highly recommended for novice researchers.

NHMRC - When does quality assurance require independent ethical review?
This document details the difference between audit and research and when research projects need to obtain HREC approval. All AV projects using AV data must go through the AV research governance process.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: baseline population statistics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

NHMRC: The National Health and Medical Research Council