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- 04/01/2007 12:00:00 - Infonetica Awarded Tender to Develop UK Integrated Research Governance Form Infonetica has been awarded a tender to develop the UK Integrated Research Governance Form. Experience in developing and maintaining the National Research Ethics Service electronic form form strong backbone for bid. learn more |
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- 30/08/2006 12:00:00 - Improvements to UK Research Ethics Recognised COREC has published a list of positive comments regarding the UK Ethics System - which is underpinned by Infonetica's software. learn more |
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- 29/06/2006 12:00:00 - Infonetica selected as software suppliers for CIHR grant Infonetica are selected to help design and implement a system for standardised ethical review in Canada. Read the summary of the proposal... learn more |
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- 10/08/2005 12:00:00 - Infonetica to Host International Conference on Research Ethics/IRB Activity Infonetica Ltd are hosting a two day workshop focusing on how best to support the activities of Research Ethics Committees and applicants to Research Ethics Committees in Europe learn more |
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- 28/01/2005 12:00:00 - Delegates Identify Common Ground for European Action in Research Ethics For a research ethics committee to perform its role effectively, knowledge of the scientific and ethical issues themselves is only part of the story. The standard procedures by which a committee operates are equally crucial, and in this there also appears to be marked variation between countries. Dr Fuchs revealed that many survey respondents had asked for a database of resources for the administration of RECs, of the kind now provided by Infonetica. The ethics committee administration system (RED) - developed in the UK but now available to all countries - helps administrators to manage every aspect of the application processes, including provisional decisions, rejections, approvals, and amendments. learn more |
Infonetica Awarded Tender to Develop UK Integrated Research Governance Form
Dated: 04/01/2007 12:00:00
COREC has successfully developed an Information Technology (IT) platform to support the application and process for ethical approval in the UK. This work was
subject to a previous tender and developed by Infonetica Ltd. COREC is seeking to use this existing IT platform to provide similar systems for the wider regulatory process including NHS Research and Development (R&D), Gene Therapy Advisory Committee (GTAC) and Patient Information Advisory Group (PIAG).
COREC first issued the National Application Form, for use initially for application to Multi-centre Research Ethics Committees (MRECs) in February 2003. The Form was originally developed using a software package, Office Forms, that required users to download the software from the COREC website. This raised practical problems for users with local IT restrictions on software and also the software was not compatible with Apple Macs.
A key strategic decision was therefore made to develop a web-based version of the Form which did not require users to download any software and simply required internet access. Use of the National Form was made mandatory a year later once the online form system was developed and for a further year both the ''offline'' and ''online'' Form systems were supported. The ambition now is to integrate application processes for wider research governance approvals, that is to use the platform of the COREC form to develop a single form for REC, R&D, PIAG, GTAC and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) application and to also develop systems to manage the application through these processes that maximise the use of electronic communications and facilitate the process for the researchers.
The implementation of the form will need careful management, communications, training and guidance. User testing must be extensive and a user group from a wide range of stakeholders will be required to test user acceptance.