The Human Research Ethics and Governance (HREG) Collaborative Group was established by HTQ in 2016 to collaborate on best practice and streamline research ethics and governance processes. The group brings together research ethics and governance representatives from each of the HTQ partners, along with key specialist advisors from partner and non-partner organisations.

Key achievements

Developed HTQ Research Passport Agreement. This has been highly successful and was used as the basis for the new national multi-jurisdictional multi-party non-clinical trial Collaborative Research Agreement launched by the Commonwealth Government.
Developed HTQ Third Party Agreement (*now retired due to implementation of the multi-jurisdictional multi-party non-clinical trial Collaborative Research Agreement)
Developed an Annual progress report template for ethics
Curated ethics and governance process resources for researchers
Delivered National Human Research Ethics Committee Conference 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Developed Research Support Directory
Established and facilitated a network for research integrity contacts across the partnership to share best practice
Launched two new decision support tools to assist researchers to navigate processes for cross-organisational Human Research Ethics Applications (HREA) and Site Specific Assessments (SSA)
Surveyed 170 ethics and governance staff and researchers on ethics and governance training needs which will inform future training programs
Delivered a Summer Seminar Series in 2023 on Intellectual Property
Developed a suite of tools for using the HTQ Research Passport Agreement, including an exemplar
Created a searchable summary of Queensland HREC submission and meeting dates

Current activity

HTQ’s HREG Collaborative Group informs on HTQ’s HREG work program. This includes education and training, best practice initiatives, streamlining research ethics and governance processes, and the delivery of the annual National Human Research Ethics Committee Conference.

Collaborative Group members

Sara Hubbard, Queensland Regional Tele-trials (Chair)
Melissa Hagan, Queensland Health
Irma Gresshoff, Queensland Health (PQ)
Anitha Dinish, Children’s Health Queensland
Amanda James, Children's Health Queensland
Rebekah Steele, Metro North Health
Maria Wojciechowski, Metro South Health
Erica Wright, Metro South Health
Carine Rubins, West Moreton Health
Jenny Fraser, Gold Coast Health
Jacob Darch, Gold Coast Health
Deb Wainwright, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (HHS)
Raunak Prasad, Mater
Imelda Ryan, Mater
Chris Rose Meyer, The University of Queensland
Trish Murray, The University of Queensland
Sabine Sand, The University of Queensland
Sarah van Eky, Queensland University of Technology
Rachel Quin, Queensland University of Technology
Kim Maddison, Griffith University
Matthew Savva, Griffith University
Monica Naughtin, Griffith University
Sashika Naidoo, QIMR Berghofer
Gordon McGurk, QIMR Berghofer
Rob McDowall, AeHRC
Sara Gottliebsen, Health Translation Queensland
Helen Breathnach, Health Translation Queensland

Further information

If you would like to join the Human Research Ethics and Governance Collaborative Group or would like more information, please contact:

Health Translation Queensland Research Governance Manager
Email: research@healthtranslationqld.org.au

Human Research Ethics and Governance Collaborative Group

Key achievements

Current activity

Collaborative Group members

Further information

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