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ETHICS & PRIVACY<\/h1>\n

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The ASPREE project undertakes multiple ethical review processes and complies with stringent frameworks to protect the wellbeing and privacy of our participants.<\/p>\n

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Ethics & Privacy<\/h2>\n

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\u2192Privacy<\/a><\/h3>\n

\u2192 HRECs and FAQs<\/a><\/h3>\n

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ETHICS<\/h3>\n

The primary role of an ethics committee is to protect the welfare and rights of research participants. In Australia, Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) are generally comprised of people with and without a health research background who, as a group, will only approve research if it is conducted with integrity and respects the rights and welfare of participants.<\/p>\n

ASPREE and ASPREE-XT collaborate with multiple universities, health care services and thousands of GPs in Australia, requiring review and approval by multiple HRECs.<\/p>\n

ASPREE and ASPREE-XT have been ethically reviewed and approved, with study progress monitored in accordance with the\u00a0Australian Government\u2019s National Health and Medical Research Council\u2019s (NHMRC) National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007).\u00a0 In addition, the project has been designed, and is conducted, in accordance with the\u00a0Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007).<\/a>\u00a0This means that our work must have research merit and be conducted with integrity, justice, beneficence and respect. The project must also comply with state-based Privacy Acts, such as the\u00a0Victorian Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Victorian Health Records Act 2001<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We provide regular ongoing reports to the multiple HRECs overseeing the project. These reports describe study progress, participant safety, data security, complaints and any other issues of ethical relevance.<\/p>\n

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PRIVACY<\/h3>\n

Participant privacy is protected in a number of ways:<\/p>\n