Philippa
Bascand is Manager for Ethics Committees for the Ministry of Health. The ethics
team provide advisory and support services to five ethics committees: four
national Health and Disability Ethics Committees and the Ethics Committee on
Assisted Reproductive Technology. Prior to this Philippa was an advisor in the
Office of then Minister of Health, Hon Tony Ryall and General Manager of Cancer
Control NZ. Philippa was previously CEO for the NZ Society of Anaesthetists for
eight years and Deputy CEO for the NZ Medical Association. Philippa has a
long-standing interest in health policy and has provided advice from a range of
perspectives (sector advice, independent ministerial committees, and government
view), on health workforce and regulatory functions. Philippa led the joint
health sector submission process on the HPCA Bill in 2003, led two successful
international bids for world cardiac anaesthesia and world regional anaesthesia
meetings in NZ, and has developed a committed expert advisory team in research
ethics during a time of transformation in the Ministry of Health.
Peaks
and Pitfalls in HDEC Applications: Tips for those Submitting HDEC Applications
The talk will outline tips and pointers on getting your HDEC
application validated by the secretariat on submission first time. It will
outline the pitfalls some submitters encounter and what things committees look
for when reviewing ethics applications. The talk will cover why you need ethics
review and when it applies, and how long the process takes.
HDECs only have 25 minutes to review an application at an ethics
meeting. What can you as the applicant expect from the process and what happens
when the review doesn’t go to plan from the applicant’s point of view? What
steps can you take to make it run effectively and efficiently? Who do you go to
for advice? Once approved, what next?
