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Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee Annual Report 2011 Published in May 2012 by the Ministry of Health PO Box 5013, Wellington, New Zealand ISBN: 978-0-478-39331-6 (online) HP5488 This document is available on the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committees’ website: http://www.ethicscommittees.health.govt.nz Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report 2 Contents About the Committee .....................................................................................4 Chairperson’s report .....................................................................................5 Membership and attendance.........................................................................6 Membership ........................................................................................................... 6 Attendance ............................................................................................................ 9 Training and conferences ...................................................................................... 9 Chairperson’s meetings ......................................................................................... 9 Applications reviewed ................................................................................. 10 Comparison with previous years .......................................................................... 10 Median approval times ......................................................................................... 10 Issues and complaints ................................................................................ 11 Issues causing difficulty in review ........................................................................ 11 Complaints received ............................................................................................ 11 Appendix 1: Details of applications reviewed ........................................... 12 Applications reviewed by full committee ............................................................... 12 Applications reviewed by “expedited review” ........................................................ 19 Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report 3 About the Committee The Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee is a Ministerial committee established under section 11 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 . Its members are appointed by the Minister of Health through the public appointments process. The primary function of the Committee is to provide independent ethical review of health research and innovative practice in order to safeguard the rights, health and wellbeing of consumers and research participants and, in particular, those persons with diminished autonomy. In conjunction with the Northern X Regional Ethics Committee, the Committee has primary responsibility for ethics committee review of health and disability research and innovative practice occurring in the following District Health Board regions: • Northland • Waitemata • Auckland • Counties Manukau • Waikato • Tairawhiti • Lakes • Bay of Plenty. The Committee is required by its Terms of Reference to submit an Annual Report to the Minister of Health. The Annual Report must include information on the membership of the Committee, a summary of the applications reviewed during the year, details of any complaints received (and how they were resolved), and areas of review that caused difficulty in making decisions, among other matters. Approvals and registrations The Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee is approved by the Health Research Council’s Ethics Committee for the purposes of section 25(1)(c) of the Health Research Council Act 1990 . The Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee is registered (number IRB00004665 ) with the United States’ Office for Human Research Protections. This registration enables the committee to review research conducted or supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report 4 Chairperson’s report This is my second report for the Northern Y Regional Health and Disability Ethics Committee. I have been Chairperson of the committee since June 2010. I wish to acknowledge the participation and contribution of each committee member. 2011 has been another full and busy year for the members of the committee. During 2011 the Northern Y Committee reviewed a total of 216 applications of which 112 were full applications and 104 were expedited applications. The committee held 10 meetings. The committee reviewed an average of 11 applications for each meeting. In 2011 the Northern Y Regional Health Committee held its meetings at the Kingsgate Hotel, Te Rapa, Hamilton. Our committee continues to be indebted to our administrator Ms Kuruvilla, for her efficient support and integrity, to not only committee members, but also researchers with whom she has regular contact. It is encouraging that many of the researchers attend or telephone conferences into their meetings. Their involvement greatly assists with the review process. There has been several changes within the committee in 2011. The number of committee members has been reduced from 12 to 10. Four members completed the maximum term of 6 years and one member was transferred to another committee. One member recently resigned from the committee. Two new members have joined the committee. I would also like to thank the Deputy Chairpersons, namely Dr Tessa Turnbull and Dr Willem Fourie for their invaluable contribution to the committee. I acknowledge the hours of each member’s full and busy lives, and thank them for them time and their contribution that everyone makes to supporting the Health and Disability research. I also acknowledge that Northern Y committee has a very supportive and co-operative working environment which makes this committee very effective and efficient. Ms Raewyn Sporle Chairperson Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report 5 Membership and attendance Two new members were appointed to (and one resigned from) the Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee in 2011. There were four to six lay members and five to six non-lay members throughout the year. No meetings were postponed or cancelled due to inability to make quorum. Membership Lay members Ms Raewyn Sporle (Chair) Membership category: Lawyer Date of appointment: 11 September 2008 Current term expires: 30 June 2012 Ms Raewyn Sporle was appointed Chairperson in June 2010. Ms Sporle is currently a self employed Barrister & Solicitor specialising in Family Law, Criminal Law and Employment Law. Ms Sporle is a current Trustee of the Waikato Breast Cancer Trust (2006-present), and Trustee of Trust Waikato (2010-present). Ms Sporle is a previous Chairperson of St Joseph’s Board of Trustees, Fairfield, Hamilton, and holds professional memberships with the New Zealand Law Society, the Waikato / Bay of Plenty Law Society Society, New Zealand Family Law Society. She is also a trained Mediator (LEADR). Mrs Mary Anne Gill Membership category: Community representative Date of appointment: 3 September 2009 Current term expires: 3 September 2012 Mrs Mary Anne Gill is currently Media and Communications Director at Waikato District Health Board (2007-present). Prior to this she was a journalist at the Waikato Times (1994-2007), managing editor at the Ruapehu Press in Taumarunui (1989-1994) and a journalist at Taranaki Daily News and Wanganui Chronicle (1984-1989). During her overseas experience in the UK, she was the South East England advertising executive of the year (1980). Mrs Gill completed a National Certificate in Retailing at Wellington Polytechnic (1975) and graduated as a management trainee at Woolworths NZ Ltd (1977). She is currently a member of the Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee (2011-present) and was previously an elected trustee for the Fairfax New Zealand Superannuation Fund (2003- 2007), a Board Trustee for St John’s College, Hamilton (1998-2002), a Board Trustee for St Patrick’s Catholic School, Taumarunui (1989-1992), and the first woman to be elected president at the Narrows Golf Club in Hamilton. Mrs Phyllis Huitema Membership category: Consumer representative Date of appointment: 2 September 2011 Current term expires: 30 June 2012 Ms Huitema is a self-employed Consultant (1994 – present) and a consumer representative, currently holding lay positions on the Veterinary Council Complaints Assessment Committee (2009 – present), the Medical Council Professional Conduct Committees (1996 – present), and the New Zealand Committee of RANZCOG (2007 – present). She is also a Trustee of the Dr Marcia Barns Trust (2002 – present), and was previously a member of the Waikato Health Ethics Committee (2000 – 2002) and the Dental Technicians Board (2004 – 2010). Ms Huitema is a Justice of the Peace. Mrs Lyn Murphy Membership category: Community representative Date of appointment: 2 September 2011 Current term expires: 30 June 2012 Mrs Lyn Murphy is currently a Senior Lecturer at Manukau Institute of Technology (1990 – present). Prior to this she was an Occupational Therapist. Mrs Murphy is an elected member of Counties Manukau District Health Board (2010 – present), and has previously been a member of the Howick Community Board (2007 -2010) and Chair of St Marks Catholic School Board of Trustees (1992 – 2001). She completed a Master of Business Studies (Management) at Massey University (1998) and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania. Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee