Participant Information and Consent Forms (PICFs) must be provided to research participants. Please refer to details below on requirements for the PICFs.
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Participant Information and Consent Forms
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The InFORMed Participant Information and Consent Form (PICF) is the nationally endorsed approach for developing participant information and consent materials in Australia. It provides a clearer, more consistent and participant centred structure for explaining research studies.
Please ensure each PICF has a version and date in the footer section.
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Master PICF(s)
Reviewing HREC name: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee
HREC Executive Officer: Administrative Officer, Research
Telephone: (03) 9929 8525Email: ethics@eyeandear.org.au
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Use The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital logo, do not use the Eye and Ear letterhead – just use the logo. Please contact the Research Office for the logo.
Associate Researchers
The Eye and Ear prefers to list only
- Coordinating Principal Investigator (if relevant)
- Site Principal investigator
Complaints contact person
Use the following details for the complaints section
Name: Research Office
Position : Research Administrative Officer
Telephone : (03) 9929 8525
Email: ethics@eyeandear.org.auClinical Trials involving Eye and Ear
For all clinical trials, attach the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights (2nd edition) with the Participant Information and Consent Form
There are many additional options including translated versions, animated version and AUSLAN version. Please use these additional resources based on the needs of each potential research participant.
Genomic research
Please include the following statement in the PICF:
In Australia, genetic test results cannot affect private health insurance premiums but may affect applications for some types of life or other insurance. Life insurers that have subscribed to the Life Insurance Code of Practice have agreed to a moratorium on the use of genetic test results in certain circumstances as set out in Appendix A of the Life Insurance Code of Practice available at
https://cali.org.au/life-code/
Legislation that would ban the use of adverse genetic testing results in life insurance is currently being considered by Federal Parliament. For more information see
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Economics/TLABGeneticTest
It is important to note that, at present, there is no legislated ban on use of genetic testing results in life insurance.
The RVEEH HREC considers projects involving genomic research on a case by case basis. Guidance on certain important aspects of a research plan for genomic studies is provided below. Researchers are advised to contact the Research Office before submission of research for further guidance.
