Research governance addresses the protection of research participants, investigators and staff, the safety and quality of research, privacy and confidentiality, financial probity, legal and regulatory matters, risk management and monitoring arrangement to聽promote good research culture and practice. It聽is a framework through which institutions are accountable for the research they allow to be conducted under their auspices.聽Prior to commencing a research study at CALHN, research governance authorisation must be obtained in addition to Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval.
Applications are submitted and reviewed via the Site Specific Assessment (SSA) form.
Governance Framework Updates
Please note the Governance Framework and Guideline above is currently being updated, for further information or clarification, please contact the Research Governance Office via聽email at聽[email protected].
Honorary Research Affiliate (HRA) Position聽
We recognise the benefit of collaborating with researchers from different institutions, allowing key expertise, skills and knowledge to enhance research and improve health outcomes.
The Honorary Research Affiliate (HRA) position enables this collaboration providing successful applicants with read only access to CALHN databases for the purpose of individual research projects.
CALHN considers applications from:
- researchers who are either collaborating with a CALHN employee on a research study
- students involved in clinical research under the supervision of a CALHN employee.
Applicants may include:
- Post graduate students
- CALHN employed researchers conducting the research in an external affiliation (e.g. PhD)
- researchers from the broader SA Health Network (e.g. SALHN or NALHN)
- any researchers employed outside of the SA Health network.
Important notes:
- Access to SA Health electronic systems for retrieving personal data will not be granted solely for convenience. Alternative methods of data extraction, including via an SA Health employee, must be explored first.
- A Clinical Research Agreement (CRA) will be required between CALHN and the applicants employing or educational institution
- All signatures on the HRA application form must be obtained via DocuSign; leave signature and date fields blank when submitting.
How to apply:
If you are interested in a HRA position please submit the following documentation to [email protected] or [email protected].
Contacts:
For further information regarding HRAs please contact the Governance Team at [email protected].
Research GEMS
SA Health uses a research application management system called Research Governance and Ethics Management System (Research GEMS) to replace Online Forms for submission of HREA and SSA applications. GEMS user guides are available .
For further information, contact CALHN Research Services on 08 7117 2228, or via email at [email protected]