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Research guidance material

Getting started

Use an AWH protocol template (contact the Research Office, research@awh.org.au, for a copy) to get started designing your project.

Make sure you consider the AWH statement on Inclusion of minority groups in research

Ethics application development

Visit the Victorian Government Clinical Trials and Research website for guidance documents and training videos for ERM.

Participant Information and Consent Forms (PICFs) templates can be found here: 

NHMRC Standardised participant information and consent forms (PICFs): https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/research-policy/ethics/ethical-issues-and-resources (bottom of the webpage)

It's important to get PICFs right. Refer to the guidance below to get started.

• AWH guidance document on PICFs

• Fact Sheet, Writing health information for consumers – Australian commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

• Guidance for writing PICF – Melbourne Health

• Plain Language and Good Communication guide – Victoria Law Foundation

• Plain Language Thesaurus - National Center for Health Marketing

SEEDS training modules

_{Privacy in Human Research is now available on SEEDS under Research within the AWH Course Catalogue section.}

Research data resources

_{Contact the AWH Health Information department for advice on access to AWH data for research and check out AWH policy relating to research data in the Information Management and ICT Policy Handbook.}

_{You may need to complete approval forms to run reports and gain access to AWH data.}

_{For NHMRC guidance, see the Management of Data and Information in Research: A guide supporting the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research}

_{To help you design a data management plan, see this guide from the Australian National Data Service.}

 

 

 

 

Need access to RedCap?

Use your AWH log-in details to start a new project

See these training videos on how to use RedCap

Looking to Publish? Use these Journal Finders to find an appropriate journal for your manuscript.

Taylor and Francis Journal Suggester

Springer Journal Suggester

Elsevier Journal Finder

Sage Journal Recommender

Cambridge Journals

Wiley Journal Finder

Oxford Journal Search

Good Clinical Practice Training (Online Module)🎓

Good Clinical Practice is a framework to help researchers understand how to conduct research in a safe, effective way for participants, while maintaining the integrity and validity of their data.

Please follow the link to commence the online learning module on Good Clinical Practice, produced by The Global Health Network. The module should take approx 45 minutes to complete.

Start the Good Clinical Practice Module.

Looking for education on Statistics? Try the online sessions offered by UNSW

 

ORCID iD - Improving visibility of research at AWH

An ORCID iD overview video for AWH staff has been created. Check it out!