Investigator curriculum vitae form
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Annual progress reporting is a condition of ongoing Human Research study approval
The Office for Research has received feedback from researchers and coordinators outlining issues with Ethics Review Manager (ERM) and the submission of reports. The most prevalent issues that ERM users experienced are items that the Office for Research cannot provide assistance with as we have no platform control of the ERM database. However, we have provided a table below to assist you on how to manage the most common issues experienced by ERM users.
Project Origin | Issue | Action Required |
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Single-site RMH approved project not initially submitted on ERM | Unable to find project on ERM | Create a Legacy Application Form (Section 12, pp. 72-3) as per the ERM Applicant User Guide |
Projects that were not initially submitted on ERM and have since been relocated to ERM | Unable to find project on ERM | Contact the Coordinating Office |
Projects with changes of personnel | Current personnel do not have access to project on ERM | Contact the Coordinating Office. The OFR cannot allocate access of any projects to personnel |
Projects that have Minimal Data Forms (MDF) | Cannot generate a final report as the form is not in the dropdown for the SSA | For these projects only - compete a final report using the old (orange) form. Upload the final report as a supporting document to the site report along with HREC acknowledgement of site closure |
Annual Progress Reports must be submitted by 31 March each year.
The reporting period is for the twelve months preceding the annual due date which is 31 March each year. i.e. March 2021 to March 2022.
Continued ethical approval of a project is contingent upon the Office for Research receiving an annual progress report by the 31 March due date. A failure to do so may result in withdrawal of ethical approval.
Investigators are required to submit a final report and, where applicable, a self audit report for research. See below for explanation:
Download a copy of the ERM Applicant User Guide to for instructions on how to add Sub-Forms (e.g. progress reports, final reports) to the study. If you experience difficulty accessing your Ethics or SSA form on ERM and/or creating Sub-Forms, contact the Coordinating Office in the first instance.
Coordinating Office | 0408 274 054 | multisite.ethics@ecodev.vic.gov.au |
Infonetica Help Desk | (02) 9037 8404 | helpdesk@infonetica.net |
Submission of annual Progress Reports is a requirement of the NHMRC National Statement on Ethics Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) and for CTN/CTA clinical trials, the Therapeutic Goods Act (1989).
Continued ethical approval of a project is contingent upon the Office for Research receiving your annual progress report and failure to do so may result in withdrawal of ethical approval.
No. For this year only and to facilitate the change in process, please hold off on submitting the annual report until the due date of 31 March 2022. When the annual report is submitted please ensure that the reporting period is the entire period from the last annual report to March 2022.
For example, if your last report was submitted on the 1 December 2020, the reporting period for the next report will be 1 December 2020 to 31 March 2022.
Please submit the final site report with the annual report by 31 March unless an acknowledgement is required earlier.