Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee
Annual Report
2010
Published in July 2011
by the Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013, Wellington, New Zealand
ISBN: 978-0-478-37301-1 (online) HP5378
This document is available on the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics
Committees’ website: http://www.ethicscommittees.health.govt.nz
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Contents
About the Committee .....................................................................................4
Chairperson’s report .....................................................................................5
Membership and attendance.........................................................................6
Membership ........................................................................................................... 6
Attendance ............................................................................................................ 9
Training and conferences .................................................................................... 10
Chairperson’s meetings ....................................................................................... 10
Applications reviewed .................................................................................11
Comparison with previous years .......................................................................... 11
Median approval times ......................................................................................... 11
Issues and complaints ................................................................................12
Issues causing difficulty in review ........................................................................ 12
Complaints received ............................................................................................ 12
Appendix 1: Details of applications reviewed ...........................................13
Applications reviewed by full committee............................................................... 13
Applications reviewed by “expedited review”........................................................ 19
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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:
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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.
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Chairperson’s report
This is my first report for the Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee. I have been
Chairperson since June 2010.
I wish to acknowledge the participation and contribution of each Committee member.
2010 has been another full year for the members of the Committee. During 2010 the
Northern Y Committee reviewed 107 applications and 95 expedited applications.
The Committee reviewed an average of 9.7 applications for each meeting.
The Committee continues to meet at the office of the Ministry of Health in Hamilton.
We continue to be indebted to our Administrator Ms Amrita 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 conference into
their meetings. Their involvement greatly assists with the review process.
There has only been one membership change within the Committee in 2010. Kerry
Hiini joined the Committee at the June 2010 meeting.
The ethics committees are awaiting the advice of the Health Select Committee,
which will bring some direction for Committee members and also researchers. The
reappointment process continues to be of concern. However, I note that it will be
appropriate for the appointment process to wait until after the Health Select
Committee report has been received.
I would also like to thank the deputy chairpersons, 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
their time and the contribution that they have made to supporting 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
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Membership and attendance
One new member was appointed to the Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee in
2010, filling one vacancy. There were five or six lay members and 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:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Lawyer
11 September 2008
3 June 2011
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).
Ms Christina Bryant
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Ethicist
9 December 2004
3 June 2011
Ms Christina Bryant is a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution department of Hesketh
Henry in Auckland (2003-present), with a special interest in medico-legal claims. She was
formerly a Senior Solicitor, practising exclusively in the medico-legal field, at Capsticks,
London, England (1999-2002) and an Associate Solicitor at Simpson Grierson, Auckland
(1995-1998). Ms Bryant completed a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (1995), and a Bachelor
of Arts (1995) at the University of Auckland and an MA in Medical Ethics and Law from Kings
College, University of London, England (1999). She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor
of the High Court of New Zealand in 1995 and as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England
and Wales in 2000. Ms Bryant has been a member of this Committee since 2004 and is a
member of the Auckland Medico-legal Society.
Dr Adelaide Collins
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Consumer representative
6 March 2008
6 March 2011
Dr Adelaide Collins (Ngati Mahanga; Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) is currently the Director of the
Maori Development Research Centre (2004-present). Dr Collins completed a Doctorate of
Maori Development (2005), a Graduate Diploma of Social Science Research (1998) and a
Bachelor of History and Education Studies (Honours; 1997) at the University of Waikato. She
is a previous member of the Fairfield College Board of Trustees (2002-2004), a student
representative on the University of Waikato Human Ethics Committee (2000) and Treasurer
for Te Papaorotu Marae (2006-present). Dr Collins holds professional membership with the
Association of Social Science Researchers and the Professional Historians Association of
New Zealand. She was awarded the National Maori Academic Excellence Award (2006).
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Mr Kerry Hiini
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Community representative
3 June 2010
3 June 2013
Mr Kerry Hiini (Ngati Hine; Tapuika) is currently a Planning and Funding Manager for
Auckland District Health Board (2007-present). Prior to this he was a Programme Manager of
Funding and Planning for Counties Manukau District Health Board (2002-2007). Mr Hiini is
currently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health at Massey University and
completed a Diploma of Health Management at the University of Auckland (1996). He is a
current member of the Kowhai Intermediate Board of Trustees (2007-present) and a previous
member of the Te Whao Urutaki Board of Trustees (2005-2006), the Newton Central Primary
School Board of Trustees (2005-2006) and the Counties Manukau District Health Board
Ethical Issues Review Committee (2006) to name a few such positions.
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 Communications Director at Waikato District Health Board (2007present). Prior to this she was a journalist at the Waikato Times (1994-2007) and before that
owned and operated her own community newspaper in Taumarunui (Ruapehu Press 19891994). Mrs Gill completed a National Certificate in Retailing at Wellington Polytechnic (1975)
and was one of the youngest Woolworths (NZ) female Managers. She was an elected trustee
for the Fairfax New Zealand Superannuation Fund (2003-2007), and a board of trustees’
representative for St Patrick's Catholic School (Taumarunui 1989-1994) and St John’s
College, Hamilton (1998-2002). Mrs Gill was the first woman president at Narrows Golf Club
(2003-2007) in its 75 years history and led the club through some radical changes which
today sees it as one of Waikato's top golf clubs.
Mr Mike Vale
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Consumer representative
9 December 2004
3 March 20101
Mr Mike Vale is currently Community Leader of the Mt Tabor Trust 2010-present). Prior to
this he was the Co-ordinator of the Community Development Employment Programs
Scheme, Australia (2001-2002). Mr Vale completed a Post Graduate Diploma of Education at
the University of Auckland 2006, a Graduate Certificate in Career Development at the
Auckland University of Technology 1999, a Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies at Victoria
University 1996 and a Teachers College Diploma at Palmerston North Teachers College
1974. He is a current consumer representative member of the Northern Y Regional Ethics
Committee (2004-present).
Non-lay members
Dr John Fitzgerald
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Health researcher
7 July 2005
11 September 2011
Dr John Fitzgerald is Director and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Psychology Centre
(since 2001). Prior to this he was a Clinical Psychologist for the Taranaki Area Health Board
and Taranaki Healthcare Limited (1992-2001). Dr Fitzgerald completed his PhD at the
University of Waikato (2002), a Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of
Birmingham, England (1988), a Master in the Psychology of Mental Handicap at the
University of Keele, England (1983) and a Bachelor of Social Science at Wolverhampton
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Members continue in office until replaced.
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Polytechnic, England (1982). He also has qualifications in Management of Non-Profit
Organisations, Clinical Supervision, and Family and Marital Therapy. He has published a
number of articles, and regularly presents research work at conferences/workshops. He holds
professional memberships with the New Zealand Psychological Society and the New Zealand
College of Clinical Psychologists. He is currently Editor of the New Zealand Journal of
Psychology.
Dr Willem Fourie
Membership category:
Health practitioner
Date of appointment:
6 March 2008
Current term expires:
6 March 2011
Dr Willem Fourie is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Health Studies. Until
August 2010 he was Research Leader and Deputy Head of the Health Studies Department at
the Manukau Institute of Technology (2006-present). Prior to this he was the Programme
Leader and Deputy Head of the Health Studies Department at the Manukau Institute of
Technology (2001-2006). Dr Fourie completed a Doctorate in Mental Health Nursing at the
University of the Free State, South Africa (1995), a Master of Nursing at the University of Fort
Hare, South Africa (1987), a Diploma in Nursing Education (1990) and a Bachelor of Nursing
(1982) at the University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He is currently an Ethics Advisor for
the Manukau Institute of Technology’s Ethics Committee (2004-present), the Chair of the
Auckland Region College of Nurses Aotearoa (2004-present) and a Fellow of the College of
Nurses Aotearoa (2003-present). Dr Fourie is also a member of the Nurse Educators in the
Tertiary Sector (2001-present) and an International Advisor for the Journal of Health South
Africa Gasondheid (2000-present). He has published several articles and presented papers
at the International Health Conference (2005), the ITPNZ Research Conference (2004) and
the APNZ e-Fest (2003) to name a few.
Ms Sanya Ram
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Pharmacist/pharmacologist
6 March 2008
6 March 2011
Ms Sanya Ram is currently a Senior Tutor in Pharmacy Law at the University of Auckland
(2005-present). Prior to this she was the Acting Medical Services Manager (2003) at Boots
Healthcare Australia and Senior Regulatory and Medical Affairs Associate (2001-2003) at
Boots Healthcare New Zealand. Ms Ram completed a Bachelor of Law at the University of
Auckland (2006) and a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of Otago (1997). Ms Ram has
also completed a Project Management Course from the Australian Institute of Management
(2003) and is a member of the Medicines Review Committee (2010).
Dr Etuate Saafi
Membership category:
Health researcher
Date of appointment:
3 September 2009
Current term expires:
3 September 2012
Dr Etuate Saafi is currently a Senior Research Fellow & Research Manager at Massey
University. Prior to this he was a Health Research Council of New Zealand Postdoctoral
Research Fellow at the University of Auckland (2004-2007). Dr Saafi completed a Master of
Business Administration (2008) and a Master of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with
Honours (1995) at Massey University, a Doctorate in Biological Sciences at the University of
Auckland (2004) and a Bachelor of Science at Victoria University (1991). He is currently a
member of the Health Research Council of New Zealand Pacific Health Research Committee
and the Counties Manukau District Health Board Pacific Health Advisory Committee. Dr
Saafi's research interests have been in the area of Type 2 Diabetes and he has published
and presented at a range of conferences.
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Mr Alistair Stewart
Membership category:
Date of appointment:
Current term expires:
Biostatistician
6 March 2008
6 March 2011
Mr Alistair Stewart is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland (1998present). Prior to this he was a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland (1991-1998).
Mr Stewart completed a Diploma of Statistics (1972) and a Bachelor of Mathematics (1971)
at the University of Otago. He is a previous member of the Health Research Council Funding
Assessing Committee (1998-2002) and holds professional memberships with the New
Zealand Statistical Association, the Royal Statistical Society, the American Statistical
Association and the Biometrics Society. Mr Stewart has published over 190 peer reviewed
journal articles on topics such as the decline in SIDS mortality (2007) and the epidemiology of
plagiocephaly (2010).
Dr Tessa Turnbull (Deputy Chair)
Membership category:
Health practitioner
Date of appointment:
21 December 2006
Current term expires:
3 June 2013
Dr Tessa Turnbull is a General Practitioner and previously Senior Partner at Katikati Medical
Centre. She completed a Fellowship with the Royal New Zealand College of General
Practitioners (1987), a Diploma of Obstetrics at Auckland University (1977), and a Bachelor
of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Otago (1969). Dr Turnbull was a
Director of PHARMAC Seminar Series (2006-2007), a member of the Board for Osteoporosis
New Zealand (1996-2006), and President of the Royal New Zealand College of General
Practitioners (1997-1998), to name a few such positions. She holds professional
memberships with the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and the Royal
Australasian College of General Practitioners. Dr Turnbull is currently doing some sessional
work and is also a Fellowship Assessor for the RNZCGP.
Attendance
The Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee held 11 meetings in 2010.
Meetings
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
total
Ms Raewyn Sporle (Chair)
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11/11
Ms Christina Bryant
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7/11
Dr Adelaide Collins
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8/11
Mr Kerry Hiini
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6/6
Ms Mary-Anne Gill
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8/11
Mr Mike Vale
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11/11
Dr John Fitzgerald
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11/11
Dr Willem Fourie
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8/11
Ms Sanya Ram
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10/11
Dr Etuate Saafi
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11/11
Mr Alistair Stewart
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10/11
Dr Tessa Turnbull
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11/11
Attendance
11
10
8
11
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
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Applications considered
11
5
14
13
6
10
8
8
11
9
12
107
Non-lay members
Lay members
Name
Key:
() present
() apologies
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Training and conferences
Mr Mike Vale attended the New Zealand Bioethics Conference in Dunedin in January
2010.
Mr Kerry Hiini attended a training and orientation day for new members of ethics
committees on 12 November 2010.
Chairperson’s meetings
Ms Raewyn Sporle attended a meeting of the Chairs on 23 August 2010.
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Applications reviewed
The Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee reviewed 202 applications in 2010. Of
these, 107 were reviewed by the full committee, and 95 were reviewed between
meetings at the direction of the Chair and Deputy Chairs (“expedited review”).
Expedited
Full
At each of its meetings during 2010, the Committee reviewed an average of 9.7
applications.
Approved
70
Declined
1
No final decision (as at 31 December 2010)
28
Ethics approval not required / Withdrawn
8
Total
107
Approved
67
Declined
5
No final decision (as at 31 December 2010)
6
Ethics approval not required / Withdrawn
17
Total
95
Total applications reviewed
202
A summary of these applications can be found in Appendix A.
Comparison with previous years
The graph below compares the number of applications reviewed in 2010 with
previous years.
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
expedited
full
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0
0
87
109
114
95
112
141
138
124
128
107
Median approval times
In 2010, the median approval times were 34 days for “expedited” applications and 88
days for “full” applications.
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Issues and complaints
This section outlines issues faced by the Committee during 2010.
Issues causing difficulty in review
No major issues were noted which caused difficulty in review.
Issues referred to NEAC and/or the HRC Ethics Committee
NIL
Complaints received
In 2010, the Committee received an application which was deferred due to concerns
regarding validity of study design. The researcher responded in an email complaining
of the Committee’s decision to defer the study. The Committee considered seeking a
second opinion from another HDEC Committee but choose to have discussions with
the researcher of the study following which, the Committee agreed that in their
response to the researcher the Committee would continue to express concern
regarding the scientific validity of the study. The researcher then responded
adequately to the Committee’s concerns and the study was subsequently approved.
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Appendix 1: Details of applications reviewed
Applications reviewed by full committee
Māori consultation
21/04/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Approved
13/04/2010
n/a
Kaumatua Kaunihera NDHB
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/01/001
A randomised single-blind comparison of
the effectiveness of the high-level
disinfectants Tristel wipes (chlorine
dioxide), Cidex OPA (ortho-phthaldehyde)
and PeraSafe (peracetic acid/peractyl ions)
for use with flexible nasoendoscopes.
Protocol Number: TSL-002.
Patient satisfaction following primary total
hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a
randomised controlled trial of posterior
versus lateral approaches (ACTRN
12609000552280).
Action Research To Develop A Community
Focussed Intervention That Facilitates
Social Participation For New Zealand
Children Who Have Had A Traumatic Brain
Injury.
Psychological and Psychosocial
Functioning of Paediatric Burn Patients
using Microskin: A Multi-centre
Randomised Control Trial.
The efficacy of split night studies ion
producing a therapeutic CPAP pressure
with ongoing treatment compliance.
Two hypoglycaemia packs containing
novel glucose treatments compared with
conventional treatment of mild-to-moderate
hypoglycaemia in conscious patients with
diabetes mellitus in a general medial ward.
Coping with Family transitions: The role of
Individual and Family Resilience.
Activity Coaching for Improving Usual
walking in Individuals with Neurological
Disorders.
Interspinous Spacer for Lumbar Spinal
Stenosis: A cohort study following results
of Superion Interspinous Spacer.
High resolution ultrasound of the Neck for
assessment of mylohyoid muscle defectsin the first degree relatives of patients with
Plunging ranulas.
The influence of maternal age on the
growth and metabolism of offspring.
What are the factors that influence a new
graduate nurses’ decision to remain in the
Coronary Care Unit and Emergency
Department.
A cross-sectional observational study of
the timing and pattern of emergence of
permanent teeth in children of different
ethnic origin between the ages of 5 and 13
years.
A single ascending dose, tolerability and
pharmacokinetic study of RO5303253 with
a pilot food-effect investigation in healthy
subjects, an exploratory pharmacokinetic,
pharmacodynamic, and safety
assessments in chronic hepatitits C
genotype 1 patients following 5 days of oral
administration. Protocol No: PP25195.
Dr Brandon Hitchcock
Tauranga Hospital,
Whakatane Hospital
18/12/2009
26/01/2010
Approved
30/11/2009
26/01/2009
NTY/10/01/002
NTY/10/01/003
NTY/10/01/004
NTY/10/01/005
NTY/10/01/006
NTY/10/01/007
NTY/10/01/008
NTY/10/01/009
NTY/10/01/010
NTY/10/01/011
NTY/10/02/012
NTY/10/02/013
NTY/10/02/014
Dr Jonathan Francis
Mason
Te Puna Hauora BOPDHB
Ms Margaret Jones
Starship Children's Health
5/01/2010
26/01/2010
Approved
21/04/2010
n/a
Nga Kai Tataki Waitemata DHB
Ms Frances James
CMDHB
5/01/2010
26/01/2010
Approved
5/07/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
Professor Colin
Sullivan
Waikato Hospital
5/01/2010
26/01/2010
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Kaumatua Kaunihera
- WDHB
Ms Claire O'Brien
CMDHB
5/01/2010
26/01/2010
Approved
15/04/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
Dr John Fitzgerald
The Psychology Centre
6/01/2010
26/01/2010
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
not completed
Dr Suzie Mudge
Neuro Rehab Results
Rope Neuro Rehab
8/01/2010
26/01/2010
Approved
23/03/2010
n/a
Mr Carl Harmer
Whangarei Hospital
12/01/2010
26/01/2010
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
Associate Dean of
Maori Health;Maori
physiotherapists
Kaumatua Kaunihera NDHB
Dr Prabha Jain
CMDHB
5/01/2010
26/01/2010
Approved
20/10/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
Liggins Institute
18/01/2010
26/01/2010
Approved
17/06/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
Waitemata District Health
Board
Auckalnd Regional Dental
Service
22/01/2010
23/02/2010
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
15/02/2010
23/02/2010
Approved
27/04/2010
n/a
Nga Kai Tataki at
Waitemata DHB
Auckland District Health
Board
Auckland Clinical Studies Ltd
9/02/2010
23/02/2010
Approved
23/03/2010
n/a
Mr Vernon Chungson
Dr Sathananthan
Kanagaratnam
Professor Edward
John Gane
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Māori consultation
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/02/015
Preparing the Remedy: Rongoatia.
23/02/2010
Approved
8/06/2010
A phase III, randomised, double-blind,
placebo-controlled parallel group safety
and efficacy study of linagliptin (5 mg
administered orally once daily) over 12
weeks followed by a 40 week double-blind
extension period (placebo patients
switched to glimepiride) in drug naïve or
previously treated type 2 diabetic patients
with moderate to sever renal impairment
and insufficient glycaemic control.
Infection Rates in Normal Saline vs ½
Strength Betadine as Surgical Skin
Preparation for Excision of Skin Lesions of
the Face: randomised Controlled Trial.
Congenital Hypothyroidism Screening –
Are we preserving Intellectual Function?
Study 08-114: Open-label Extension of
Study 08-110 – Multi-Centre Study of
Denufosol Tetrasodium Inhalation solution
in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Disease.
A study to examine patient involvement in
decision-making regarding future care and
treatment options.
Te Huinga A Matariki Ki
Tuhoe
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
9/02/2010
NTY/10/02/016
Ms Alexandra Lesley
Watene
Dr John Baker
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
5/02/2010
23/02/2010
Approved
27/04/2010
n/a
Dr Fiona Neary
Waikato District Health Board
17/02/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
18/11/2010
n/a
Te Puna Oranga at
WDHB
Dr Paul Hofman
Liggins Institute
22/02/2010
23/03/2010
n/a
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Professor John Kolbe
Auckland District Health
Board
1/03/2010
23/03/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved
5/05/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Professor Merryn Gott
Auckland District Health
Board
Greenstone Family Clinic
Onehunga Accident and
Medical Centre
Waikato Hospital
19/02/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
10/06/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
5/03/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
4/06/2010
n/a
Dr Jim Peters at
University of
Auckland;Te Puna
Oranga at Waikato
DHB
MRRC at CMDHB
NTY/10/03/017
NTY/10/03/018
NTY/10/03/019
NTY/10/03/020
Nga Kopuawai Hapu
Authority
MRRC at CMDHB
NTY/10/03/021
Children with Hypoglycaemia and their
Later Development (CHYLD).
Ms Judith Ansell
NTY/10/03/022
Improving the process of assessment for
inability to work and granting sickness
benefit for people with chronic mental
illness.
Dr Anthony Djurkov
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
Te Rawhiti CMHC
1/03/2010
23/03/2010
Declined
7/07/2010
NTY/10/03/023
The experience of mild stimulation IVF in
New Zealand: A qualitative study:
PIS/Cons V#2, 9/08/10
Mobile phone text support of guided selfhelp for eating disorders: a feasibility study.
Dr Deborah Payne
IVF Auckland
5/03/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
18/06/2010
The committee
declined the study
because of
inadequate
information, unclear
study design and the
strong possibility of
harm to potential
participants. The
committee expressed
concern that some of
the tests to be used in
this study are part of
larger tests which are
restricted access for
use by Registered
Psychologists and
accredited test users
only. The Information
Sheet and Consent
Form is also
inadequate for this
study.
n/a
Dr Ruth Driver
5/03/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
18/06/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Can resistance training improve upper limb
function and quality of life in essential
tremor patients?
Dr Justin Keogh
Auckland District Health
Board
Tairawhiti District Health
Board
New Zealand Essential
Tremor Support Group
Excercise Solutions
Auckland University of
Technology
5/03/2010
23/03/2020
Approved
2/07/2010
n/a
Maori Advancement
Advisory Committee
group at AUT
University
NTY/10/03/024
NTY/10/03/025
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Kawa Whakaruruhau
Committee at AUT
14
Māori consultation
28/07/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Approved
8/09/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB and
WDHB
23/03/2010
Approved
5/07/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
5/03/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
27/04/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Waikato Skin Research
association at Tristram Clinic,
Waikato Clinical Research
2008 Ltd
8/03/2010
23/03/2011
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Ms Hannah Cleland
Cambridge Community
House
8/03/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
18/06/2010
n/a
Te Puna Oranga Waikato DHB
Ms Jan Lockett-Kay
Tairawhiti District Health
Board
30/03/2010
27/04/2010
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Maaka Tibble - Maori
Health Manager at
TDHB
Ms Shelaine Zambas
Auckland District Health
Board
Waitemata District Health
Board
Hearing Voices Network
Whitiki Maurea
31/03/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
18/06/2010
n/a
MRRC at
AUT;Auckland DHB
and Waitemata DHB
31/03/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
1/09/2010
n/a
Kaumatua group
Dr Kerry Gibson
Massey University
6/04/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
3/06/2010
n/a
Dr Kerry Gibson
Massey University
6/04/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
9/07/2010
n/a
Donald Ripia - Maori
Advisor - Massey
University
Donald Ripia - Maori
Advisor - Massey
University
Research Nurse Kim
van Wissen
Waikato Hospital
7/04/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
18/06/2010
n/a
Te Puna Oranga Waikato DHB
Dr Oleg Kiriaev
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
7/04/2010
27/04/2001
Approved
2/06/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
Dr Andrew Robert
Johnston
Auckland City Hospital
8/04/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
11/08/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Dr Elizabeth Finn
Waitemata District Health
Board
8/04/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
15/06/2010
n/a
Nga Kai Tataki Maori
Research Review
Committee;Waitemata
DHB
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/03/026
Evaluation of automated urine microscopy
by UF1000i® for urine collected from
asymptomatic healthy volunteers.
Duration of colonisation with extendedspectrum beta-lactamase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLPE) among
WDHB and CMDHB patients.
A randomised trial of intradermal versus
subcutaneous local anaesthesia for pain
prevention during arterial blood gas
puncture in a nurse-led oxygen clinic.
Safety, antiviral effect and
pharmacokinetics of BI 207127 in
combination with BI 201335 and with
ribavirin for 4 (Part 1) and with or without
ribavirin for 24-48 weeks (Part 2) in
patients with chronic HCV genotype 1
infection (randomized, open label, Phase
II).
A phase 2, proof of concept and dose
finding study, investigating treatment
efficacy of LEO 29102 cream (2.5 mg/g,
1.0 mg/g, 0.3 mg/g, 0.1mg/g, 1.03 mg/g)
LEO 29102 cream vehicle, and Elidel®
(pimecrolimus) cream 10 mg/g, after
cutaneous administration twice daily for 4
weeks (LEO 29102-C21)
How well do the services in Cambridge
meet the needs of people who are on the
journey of recovery from mental illness.
From Registered Nurse to Nurse Manager:
What is the preparation required for
registered nurses undertaking
management and leadership roles?
Nurses experiences of the outcome of
using advanced physical assessment skills
on patients.
Dr Arlo Upton
Labtests Limited
5/03/2010
23/03/2010
Approved
Ms Dragana Drinkovic
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
Waitemata District Health
Board
Middlemore Hospital
5/03/2010
23/03/2010
5/03/2010
Professor Edward J
Gane
Auckland Clinical Studies Ltd
Auckland District Health
Board
Prof Amanda Oakley
He whakamarama rua I te wairangi o te
hinengaro: At the interface – A bicultural
understanding of psychoses.
A narrative inquiry into parents’
understanding of their child’s psychological
assessment.
‘Clients’ experiences of psychotherapy’: a
narrative inquiry (this forms part of a
broader study called the Mirror Project:
Clients’ experiences of psychologists
work).
What is the experience of the family when
an adult patient is taken home to die from
an intensive care unit?
A Quality Improvement Initiative To Assess
The Effectiveness Of An Education
Programme In Vitamin D Usage Amongst
Aged Related Residential Care (ARRC)
Facility In The South Auckland Area.
Randomisation of gender specific total
knee joint replacements (TKJR) with
standard TKJR and anthropometric study
of the distal femur in New Zealand as it
pertains to TKJR.
Patients’ and their whanau/families’
perspectives of hospital care on one
hospital ward in one District Health Board.
Mr Jhanitra Gavala
NTY/10/03/027
NTY/10/03/028
NTY/10/03/029
NTY/10/03/030
NTY/10/04/031
NTY/10/04/032
NTY/10/04/033
NTY/10/04/034
NTY/10/04/035
NTY/10/04/036
NTY/10/04/037
NTY/10/04/038
NTY/10/04/039
NTY/10/04/040
Ms Charlene
Swanevelder
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
MRRC at ADHB
15
Māori consultation
19/05/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Approved
12/07/2010
n/a
Te Puna Hauora Tauranga
27/04/2010
Approved
22/06/2010
n/a
Maori Health Unit at
Waikato and Mr Peter
Mason in Christchurch
20/04/2010
25/05/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
Betty Williams Hauraki Kaumatua;Te
Puna Oranga - WDHB
Waikato District Health Board
20/04/2010
25/05/2010
Deferred
n/a
Te Puna OrangaWDHB
Dr Matthew David
Henderson
Waikato District Health Board
20/04/2010
25/05/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
Deferred due to lack of
sufficient information
for the committee to
make a decision.
Operational Standard
sections are 2.0 and
2.4.
n/a
Ms Karen Lindsay
Auckland District Health
Board
6/05/2010
25/05/2010
Approved
6/09/2010
n/a
Dr Frank van Haren
Waikato Hospital
7/05/2010
25/05/2010
Approved
28/07/2010
n/a
Dr Andrew G. Veale
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Ltd
New Zealand Respiratory &
Sleep Institute
Waikato District Health Board
10/05/2010
25/05/2010
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
17/05/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
4/08/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB and
Te Puna Oranga at
Waikato DHB
Associate Professor
John Broughton
Raukura Hauora O tainui
21/05/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
8/09/2010
n/a
Raukura Hauora O
Tainui;Te Puna
Oranga of WDHB
Dr Alan Barber
Auckland City Hospital
24/05/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
27/08/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Dr Clare Hocking
The Auckland Regional Pain
Service ( T.A.R.P.S)
2/06/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
8/09/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Dr Philippa Miskelly
Waikato District Health Board
3/06/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
11/08/2010
n/a
Prof Wayne Cutfield
Liggins Institute
3/06/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
31/08/2010
n/a
Te Puna Oranga WDHB
MRRC at ADHB
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/04/041
Extended Evaluation of Project Energize.
Dr David Graham
Sport Waikato
Te Korowai Hauora O
Hauraki
Te Kohao Health Ltd
SWPIHC
Nga Miro Trust Inc
8/04/2010
27/04/2010
Approved
NTY/10/04/042
What is the severity, type and frequency of
pain experienced by patients in the first
three months after a unilateral total knee
replacement?
A Multi-Center, Prospective, Observational,
Extension trial Following DURECT Protocol
C803-017 to investigate the Long-term
Safety of SABER™ BUPIVACAINE
Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery.
Spiritual Self-Schema (3S) Therapy for
Comorbid Depression or Anxiety Disorders
with Substance Abuse or Dependence in a
Rural Community Setting – a Pilot Study.
Analgesia for patients with fractured neck
of femur at Waikato Hospital: An audit of
current practices followed by introduction
of the use of fascia iliaca catheters for
analgesia. Comparison of outcomes.
Dr Tony Lamberton
Grace Orthopaedic Center,
Tauranga
12/04/2010
27/04/2010
Dr John E Moodie
Waikato Clinical Research
Leinster Orthopaedics
CGM Research Trust
Doctor's private practices
13/04/2010
Ms Carlene Bone
Rural Mental Health and
Addictions Service, Thames
Dr Joe Taylor
Instillation of Methylene Blue into dominant
arterial supply of Colorectal malignant
specimen resections increases the lymph
node count.
Investigation of the utility of the Mindbody
Psychotherapy Approach (MBTA) in
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
unresponsive to medical therapy.
The effects of different volume
replacement strategies on plasma levels
and gene expression of inflammatory
mediators, and on sublingual
microcirculation in critically ill patients.
OpenCPAP efficacy and comfort trial
2010/2011.
A randomized, 3 arm, multicentre, phase III
study to evaluate the efficiacy and safety
of T-DM1 combined with pertuzumab or TDM1 combined with pertuzumab-placebo
(blinded for pertuzumab), versus the
combination of trastuzumab plus taxane,
as first line treatment in HER2- positive
progressive or recurrent locally advanced
or metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Protocol Number BO22589/B dated 18th
February 2010.
Reducing disease burden and health
inequalities arising from chronic disease
among Indigenous children: as early
childhood caries intervention.
Brain Injury in Surgery Study (BISS).
Dr Marion KuperHommel
The involvement of significant others within
a chronic pain management programme:
The views of programme participants and
their significant others.
A Pluralistic Evaluation of the Pebbles and
Kohatu Nursing Leadership Programmes.
Does post maturity affect the glucose
metabolism and body composition of
prepubertal children?
NTY/10/04/043
NTY/10/05/044
NTY/10/05/045
NTY/10/05/046
NTY/10/05/047
NTY/10/05/048
NTY/10/05/049
NTY/10/06/050
NTY/10/06/051
NTY/10/06/052
NTY/10/06/053
NTY/10/06/054
NTY/10/06/055
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Te Puna
Oranga;Kaumatua
Kaunihera - Waikato
DHB
Kaumatua Kaunihera
_ WDHB
16
Māori consultation
8/09/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Approved
30/08/2010
n/a
A/Prof Papaarangi
Reid - Tumuaki FMHS
22/06/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Te Puna Oranga at
WDHB
4/06/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
28/07/2010
n/a
Te Puna Oranga WDHB
University of Auckland
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
Professor Kathryn
McPherson
Waikato DHB
Waikato Primary Health
Organisation
Toiora Primary Health
Organisation
North Waikato Primary
Health Organisation
Auckland DHB
-select-
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
Approved
20/10/2010
n/a
Genetic Influences on Clinical, Cognitive,
and Rehabilitation outcome in Traumatic
Brain Injury
Minimally Invasive versus Standard Open
Reduction of Proximal Humerus Fractures
Autobiographical memory and sense of self
in Alzheimer's Disease
Professor Rob Kydd
University of Auckland
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
Approved
1/12/2010
n/a
Mr Bruce C Twaddle
Auckland Hospital
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
n/a
n/a
Ms Sally Prebble
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
18/10/2010
n/a
NTY/10/08/065
Selenium as a Modulator of Efficacy and
Toxicity of Chemotherapy and Radiation on
Normal and Malignant Cells
Dr Michael Jameson
University of Auckland
Waitemata District Health
Board
Waikato Hospital
University of Waikato
-select-
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
Approved
6/09/2010
n/a
NTY/10/08/066
The effect of “Family Connections”, a
program for whānau of persons with
borderline personality disorder, on family
wellbeing
Biomarkers for Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)
Exposure Pilot Project
Feto-placental dysfunction – The origins of
fetal dysmaturity in post term and growth
restricted pregnancies.
Epigenetic Markers in Infants Born Large
for Gestational Age
Dr Alice (Alesta)
Stephan
Waikato District Health Board
Supporting Families Waikato
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
Approved
20/10/2010
n/a
Professor Julian Crane
Rotorua District Council
10/08/2010
24/08/2010
Approved
20/10/2010
n/a
Professor Peter Stone
National Women's Health
Liggins Institute
7/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved
18/11/2010
n/a
MRCC at ADHB
Dr Fredrik Ahlsson
National Women's Health
Liggins Institute
8/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved
23/11/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Outcomes of Prostate Specific Antigen
(PSA) testing in General Practice.
Dexamethasone as an ankle block
adjuvant for foot surgery.
Professor Ross
Lawrenson
Dr Michael
Fredrickson
GP practices
17/09/2010
28/09/2010
n/a
17/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved
n/a
17/11/2010
n/a
The effect of local anaesthetic volume and
concentration on the duration of peripheral
nerve blockade
Dexamethasone as a sciatic block adjuvant
for foot and ankle surgery.
Dr Michael
Fredrickson
Southern Cross Brightside
Hospital
Auckland Surgical Centre
Southern Cross Brightside
Hospital
17/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved
28/09/2010
n/a
17/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved
17/11/2010
n/a
Prospective randomised control trial of skin
closure in total knee Arthroplasty: suture
versus staples.
Dr Marc Hirner
Southern Cross Brightside
Hospital
Auckland Surgical Centre
Whangarei Hospital
17/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved
18/11/2010
n/a
Kaumatua Kaunihera
at WDHB
A/Prof Papaarangi
Reid - University of
Auckland
A/Prof Papaarangi
Reid - University of
Auckland
A/Prof Papaarangi
Reid - University of
Auckland
Cultural advisor for
NDHB
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/06/056
Critical Success Factors in Kaupapa Maori
AOD residential treatment: Maori Youth
Perspectives.
Dr Ria Schroder
Te Runanga O Kirikiriroa Inc
National Addiction Centre,
Christchurch School of
Medicine & Health Sciences,
University of Otago
4/06/2010
22/06/2010
Approved
NTY/10/06/057
Phase III multi-centre open-label
randomized controlled trial of selective
internal radiation therapy (SIRT) versus
sorafenib in locally advanced
hepatocellular carcinoma.
Effects of High-Dose supplemental Oxygen
on tissue oxygenation and wound healing
in vascular patients undergoing angioplasty
and stenting.
VerifyNow Assessment of Maori Platelet
Inhibition Relative to European New
Zealanders. (VAMPIRE).
An Investigation of Gender Differences in
Psychosis: The Role of Childhood Trauma
and Attachment
Experiences of recovery and adaptation
after disabling traumatic brain injury
Dr Adam Bartlett
Auckland District Health
Board
4/06/2010
22/06/2010
Dr Nathaniel Chiang
Waikato District Health Board
4/06/2010
Dr Gerard Devlin
Waikato District Health Board
Ms Jennifer Marie
O'Callaghan
NTY/10/06/058
NTY/10/06/059
NTY/10/08/060
NTY/10/08/061
NTY/10/08/062
NTY/10/08/063
NTY/10/08/064
NTY/10/08/067
NTY/10/09/068
NTY/10/09/069
NTY/10/09/070
NTY/10/09/071
NTY/10/09/072
NTY/10/09/073
NTY/10/09/074
Dr Michael
Fredrickson
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Te Puna Oranga WDHB
17
Māori consultation
24/11/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Approved
24/12/2010
n/a
Maori Health Unit at
HVDHB
26/10/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
6/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
16/11/2010
n/a
Maori Health BOPDHB
University of Auckland
8/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
Maori Research
Advisory Committee CTRU
Dr Christian Schwabe
Auckland Clinical Studies Ltd
8/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
16/11/2010
n/a
MRRC at ADHB
Mere Balzer
Te Hauora O Ngati Haua
8/10/2010
26/10/2010
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Ngati Haua
Dr Ryan G Paul
Waikato Hospital
Agresearch
8/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
Te Puna Oranga WDHB
Leptospirosis in New Zealand: diagnostics,
strain typing and transmission.
Dr Jackie Benschop
Waikato DHB
Pinnacle Group Ltd
8/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
NEW PARENTS: A trial of an antenatal
programme
In adult patients with type II diabetes
mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea, does
treatment with continuous positive airways
pressure therapy improve measures of
glycaemic control and quality of life?
A randomised, controlled, multidose,
multicentre, adaptive phase II/III study in
infants with proliferating infantile
hemangiomas, requiring systemic therapy
to compare four regimens of propranolol (1
or 3 mg/kg/day for 3 or 6 months ) to
placebo (double blind). Protocol: V00400
SB 201.
Pilot trial on the effect of water filtration on
atopic dermatitis?
COG AEWS07B1 – A COG Study for
Collecting and Banking Ewing Sarcoma
Specimens.
The effect of experimental knee pain on
quadriceps cortimotor excitability.
Mr Warwick Pudney
Waitemata District Health
Board
Middlemore Hospital
8/11/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
8/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
6/01/2011
n/a
Hon Assoc Prof
Marius Rademaker
Waikato Clinical Research
Waikato Hospital
Auckland Dermatology
Mercy Hospital
15/10/2010
26/10/2010
Approved
24/11/2010
n/a
Maori Advisory groups
at each institution
Dr Ben Tallon
29/10/2010
23/11/2010
n/a
2/11/2010
23/11/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
Dr Mark Winstanley
Skin Centre, Mount
Maunganui
Starship Childrens Hospital
n/a
n/a
Director of Maori
Health - BOPDHB
MRRC at ADHB
Professor Peter
McNair
Auckland University of
Technology
3/11/2010
23/11/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
NTY/10/11/090
Aged residential Care Healthcare Utlization
Study (ARCHUS) Phase 2: Randomised
trial of multidisciplinary teams in residential
aged care.
Dr Martin Connolly
3/11/2010
23/11/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
NTY/10/11/091
Creating and sustaining Mentally Healthy
Communities: An interpretive study about
the experience of respite care of
ante/postnatal women with an acute
serious mental health crisis.
Ms Judith McAra
Waitemata District Health
Board
Auckland District Health
Board
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
Counties Manukau District
Health Board
Affinity Services Ltd
4/11/2010
23/11/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/09/075
An Open-label Study to Characterize the
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of
Oxycodone Hydrochloride q 12h
Controlled-Release (ORF) Tablets in
Pediatric Patients Aged 6 to 16 Years
inclusive who Require Opioid
Analgesia.OTR 1020.
Service Provision For Patients with
Disabilities: A Patient Questionnaire to
Review Practices on the Medical Ward at
Hutt Hospital.
Active video games and older adults:
Assessing the safety and energy
expenditure of Nintendo Wii.
The adult legacy of Acute Rheumatic
Fever; Rheumatic Heart Disease and its
complications in the Eastern Bay of Plenty
2000 – 2009.
Effects of exercise on tobacco withdrawal
symptoms and neurobiological factors
during temporary smoking abstinence: A
cross-over trial.
WP25505- A single center randomized two
part study to investigate the
pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamic
effects, safety and tolerability of single
doses of RO5444101 in healthy subjects.
Rites of Passage: Strengthening the
capacity of Maori communities to support
whanau aspirations for Whanau Ora.
Regulation of myostatin and IGF-1 by
growth hormone.
Dr John Currie
Waikato Hospital
17/09/2010
28/09/2010
Approved
Dr. Sisira Jayathissa
Hutt Valley District Health
Board
7/10/2010
26/10/2010
Dr Ralph Maddison
Selwyn Village, Auckland
University of Auckland
7/10/2010
Dr John Malcolm
Bay of Plenty DHB
Dr Ralph Maddison
NTY/10/10/083
NTY/10/10/084
NTY/10/10/076
NTY/10/10/077
NTY/10/10/078
NTY/10/10/079
NTY/10/10/080
NTY/10/10/081
NTY/10/10/082
NTY/10/10/085
NTY/10/10/086
NTY/10/11/087
NTY/10/11/088
NTY/10/11/089
Ms Nicola Corna
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Kaumatua Kaunihera
at WDHB
MRRC at Waitemata
DHB
MRRC at CMDHB
Maori Research
Facilitation Committee
- AUT
MRRC at Waitemata
DHB
MRRC at CMDHB
18
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Māori consultation
Taeora Tinana
n/a
Deferred due to
concerns regarding
validity of study design
and minimization of
harm to the
participants.
Operational Standard
section 2.0 and 2.4.
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Kaumatua Kaunihera WDHB
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
MRRC at Waitemata
DHB
MRRC at ADHB and
CDHB
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Dr Rees Tapsell
19/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Auckland District Health
Board
Canterbury District Health
Board
University of Auckland
19/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Ngai Tahu Research
Consultation
Committee.
MRRC at ADHB and
CDHB
15/11/2010
14/12/2010
n/a
n/a
Rangahau Whanau
Dr Bernie Fitzharris
Christchurch Hospital
Dunedin Hospital
Capital and Coast District
Health Board
19/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
MRRC at Christchurch
and Dunedin Hospitals
Professor Rob Walker
Dunedin Hospital
26/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Survey of the prevalence of viral hepatitis
in Dunedin
Dr Michael Schultz
26/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Does plasma matrix metalloproteinases
level predict outcomes in patients who
have mitral valve prolapse?
Analysis of Pseudomonas gene in cystic
fibrosis.
Dr John W Chu
Dunedin Hospital
Southern Community
Laboratories
Southern District Health
Board
Ngai Tahu Research
Consutlation
Committee
Ngai Tahu
Consutlation Group
26/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Professor Iain L
Lamont
University of Otago
26/11/2010
14/12/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
A randomised controlled trial comparing
peri-articular infiltration analgesia versus
lumbar plexus block following total hip
arthroplasty.
Professor Geoffrey
Horne
Capital and Coast District
Health Board
2/12/2010
14/12/2010
Deferred
n/a
Deferred due to
concerns regarding
validity of study
design, lack of
information and
minimization of harm
to the participants.
Operational Standard
section 2.0 and 2.4.
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
NTY/10/11/092
Pacific Islands Families Study: Hearing
Status of 11 year olds (PIF: HS)
Does regular specific movement of the
pelvis and lumbar spine reduce the
incidence of future low back pain in
children aged 9 – 10 years? A randomised
controlled trial.
Dr Janis Paterson
Auckland University of
Technology
Auckland
1/11/2010
23/11/2010
n/a
5/11/2010
23/11/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Deferred
Defining the optimal dose of intra-prostatic
Botulinum Toxin Type A in men with
refractory urinary retention who are fit for
surgery
Investigation into Viability and Gene
Expression of Umbilical Vein Endothelial
Cells in an Ex Vivo Whole Cord Model
In Vivo Kinematic Pilot study of the
Reverse shoulder Arthroplasty.
COG AALL0932 – Treatment of Patients
with Newly Diagnosed Standard Risk BPercusor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.
Balancing individual rights with public
safety: An exploration into the decisionmaking of the Mental Health Review
Tribunal.
Development of a measure of self-identity
and personhood after traumatic brain injury
(TBI).
Response Post Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor:
Assessment of Sensitivity and Therapeutic
Response to Next Line Therapy in CML:
CML 10.
The experiences of Maori with aphasia and
their whanau.
A Phase III randomised open label study
comparing GSK1120213 to Chemotherapy
in subjects with Advanced or Metastatic
BRAF V600E/K mutation – positive
Melanoma.
The impact of renal tubular function on
drug handling in elderly people.
Dr Michael Holmes
Waikato Hospital
Urology(Waikato Ltd)
5/11/2010
23/11/2010
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Dr Ray Cursons
University of Waikato
Waikato Hospital
8/11/2010
23/11/2010
Mr Peter Poon
Northshore Hospital
22/11/2010
14/12/2010
Dr Lochie Teague
Starship Childrens Hospital
Christchurch Hospital
19/11/2010
14/12/2010
Ms Kate Thom
New Zealand
19/11/2010
Dr William Levack
Brain Injury Association
Waikato Head Injury Society
Professor Peter
Browett
NTY/10/12/104
NTY/10/12/105
NTY/10/11/093
NTY/10/11/094
NTY/10/11/095
NTY/10/12/096
NTY/10/12/097
NTY/10/12/098
NTY/10/12/099
NTY/10/12/100
NTY/10/12/101
NTY/10/12/102
NTY/10/12/103
NTY/10/12/106
NTY/10/12/107
Ms Julia Hill
Ms Karen McLellan
n/a
Pacific Advisory Board
Kaumatua Kaunihera WDHB
Ngai Tahu Research
Consutlation
Committee
Ngai Tahu Research
Consultation
Committee
Applications reviewed by “expedited review”
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Locality/ies
Māori consultation
19
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
NTY/10/EXP/001
Open Rotator Cuff Repairs in Patients 70
years and older: review of one
orthopaedic surgeon's patients.
Physiological and drug data from
anaesthetics: Observational study for
pharmacological modelling and
simulation.
Retrospective review of the use of Very
Low Calorie Diets (VLCD) before bariatric
surgery; patient compliance and barriers
to compliance.
A descriptive observational study to
determine if there are any differences in
ethnicity of individuals presenting to
Auckland City Hosptial late after stroke
(greater than 24 hours after symptom
onset) in comparison to individuals
presenting to hospital early after stroke
(less than 24 hours after symptom onset)
during 2009.
Birth Outcomes for Women Labouring in
Primary Maternity Units: a Retrospective
Case-Control Study in South Auckland. 1.
Mode of Delivery and Transfer in Labour.
Analgesia for aptients with fractured
neck-of-femur at Waiakto Hospital: An
audit of current practices followed by
introduction of the use of fascia iliaca
catheters for analgesia.
Ultrasounded Guided Interscalene
Catheter Placement: The optimum
distance for catheter advancement.
Routine administration of distal peripheral
nerve blockade for wrist and hand
surgery
An analysis of the factors affecting
dialysis modality choice and outcome of
each different dialysis modality in Waikato
Hospital, New Zealand.
Predictors of severity of H1N1 infection at
hospital presentation. A Pediatric
Emergency Research Networks Study.
Birth Outcomes for Women Labouring in
Primary Maternity Units: A Retrospective
Case Control Study in South Auckland.
2. Maternal Morbidity.
Birth Outcomes for Women Labouring in
Primary Maternity Units: A Retrospective
Case Control Study in South Auckland.
3. Perinatal morbidity.
Functional outcome of total hip
arthroplasty in developmental dysplasia
of the hip, slipped upper femoral
epiphysis and Perthes' disease.
The Belonging Initiative - Evaluation of
the first year 2009 - 2010.
Factor usage and impact on bleeding
frequency in patients with severe
Haemophilia phenotypes following access
to expanded adult Haemophilia
physiotherapy initiative over one year
period.
Evaluation of Waka Ama Health
Promotion: Te Tai Tokerau
Oranga Tane Maori
Texting between doctors in clinical teams
at Waikato Hospital - An observational
survey.
NTY/10/EXP/002
NTY/10/EXP/003
NTY/10/EXP/004
NTY/10/EXP/005
NTY/10/EXP/006
NTY/10/EXP/007
NTY/10/EXP/008
NTY/10/EXP/009
NTY/10/EXP/010
NTY/10/EXP/011
NTY/10/EXP/012
NTY/10/EXP/013
NTY/10/EXP/014
NTY/10/EXP/015
NTY/10/EXP/016
NTY/10/EXP/017
NTY/10/EXP/018
Māori consultation
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
Dr Bruno de Cravalho
24/12/2009
n/a
Approved
21/02/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Ms Jacqueline
Hannam
5/01/2010
n/a
Approved
4/02/2010
n/a
Ms Pauline Taylor
8/01/2010
n/a
Approved
2/03/2010
n/a
Ms Anna McRae
14/01/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Dr David John Bailey
20/01/2010
n/a
Approved
9/04/2010
n/a
Dr Joe Taylor
29/01/2010
n/a
Declined
9/03/2010
Full application
required
Dr Michael
Fredrickson
20/01/2010
n/a
Approved
2/03/2010
n/a
Dr Michael
Fredrickson
20/01/2010
n/a
Approved
2/03/2010
n/a
Dr Claire Louise Parke
9/02/2010
n/a
Approved
26/04/2010
n/a
Mr Stuart Dalziel
25/02/2010
n/a
Approved
12/03/2010
n/a
Dr David John Bailey
8/04/2010
n/a
Approved
9/04/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB and
ADHB
Dr David John Bailey
2/03/2010
n/a
Approved
9/04/2010
n/a
MRRC at CMDHB
Mr Matthew Boyle
28/02/2010
n/a
Approved
12/03/2010
n/a
Ms Lorna Sullivan
19/02/2010
n/a
Approved
26/03/2010
n/a
Mr Ian d'Young
18/02/2010
n/a
Declined
12/04/2010
Full application
required
Mr Marion Bartrum
1/03/2010
n/a
Approved
12/04/2010
n/a
Mr Wayne Johnstone
22/02/2010
n/a
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
Dr Manar Khashram
16/03/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Locality/ies
MRRC at CMDHB
Maori Health Service
Coordinator
20
Māori consultation
n/a
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Approved
28/05/2010
n/a
Kaumatua Kaunihera WDHB
n/a
Approved
17/05/2010
n/a
26/03/2010
n/a
Approved
18/05/2010
n/a
Mr Matthew Boyle
23/03/2010
n/a
Approved
4/04/2010
n/a
Dr Stephen Ng
12/04/2010
n/a
Approved
31/05/2010
n/a
Mr Liesje Donkin
26/03/2010
n/a
Approved
23/04/2010
n/a
Dr Paul Sexton
7/04/2010
n/a
Approved
25/05/2010
n/a
Dr John E Moodie
8/04/2010
n/a
Declined
8/04/2010
Full application
required
Ms Aislinn Carr
20/04/2010
n/a
Approved
17/06/2010
n/a
Dr Laurie Morrison
21/05/2010
n/a
Approved
22/06/2010
n/a
Ms Julia Braid
16/04/2010
n/a
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
Associate Professor
Brian McKenna
20/04/2010
n/a
Approved
2/07/2010
n/a
Dr Jeannie Oliphant
22/05/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Dr Christopher Lewis
11/05/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Dr David Spriggs
11/05/2010
n/a
Approved
14/07/2010
n/a
Dr Mark Barrow
11/05/2010
n/a
Approved
13/07/2010
n/a
Dr Archana Pandit
22/05/2010
n/a
n/a
25/05/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
Approved
n/a
Dr Andrea Zarkovic
5/10/2010
n/a
Ms Rosie Winters
20/05/2010
n/a
Approved
15/06/2010
n/a
Ms Vicki Young
8/06/2010
n/a
Approved
13/07/2010
n/a
Ms Toni Ashmore
14/06/2010
n/a
Approved
27/06/2010
n/a
Mr David Wilson
21/06/2010
n/a
Approved
13/07/2010
n/a
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
NTY/10/EXP/019
Evaluation of the substances and
Choices Scale Brief Intervention (SACS
BI) training for Child, Youth and Family
(CYF).
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psychiatric
Comorbidity - implication of Consultation
Liaison Service.
The correlation of the ABCD2 score with
the degree of internal carotid artery
stenosis.
Comparitive Activity of carbapenem
Testing ETest Study II ( COMPACT II) in
Asia Pacific.
Functional outcome of total hip
arthroplasty in developmental dysplasia
of the hip, slipped upper femoral
epiphysis, and Perthes' disease.
Growth of periocular basal cell carcinoma
- the impact of waiting time for elective
surgery
Understanding the perceptions of Maori
and Paciific Island parents towards
childhood immunisations.
Diagnosis of airflow obstruction among
obese subjects
A Multi-Center, Prospective,
Observational, Extension trial Following
DURECT Protocol C803-017 to
investigate the Long-term Safety of
SABER™ BUPIVACAINE Following
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery.
Multidisciplinary tiered approach to itch.
Evaluation of the Extension to Breast and
Cervical Screening Programme
Nurses participating in healthcare design:
an interpretive study
Problem Gambling Services for Prison
Inmates in New Zealand
An audit of the clinincal management of
Lichen sclerosus at the Auckalnd Sexual
Health Service
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) in
Auckland: prospective audit of a new
service.
Potentially Serious Drug interactions in
Medical Patients accepted for admission
to hospital in Australia and New Zealand
Exploring experienced doctors, and
nurses' perceptions and expereinces of
professional identity, interprofessional
collaboration and leadership.
Ocular Trauma Epidimiology - Ten years
retrospective study.
Vision-sparing surgery and adjuvant high
dose brachytherapy treatment of lacrimal
sac tumors.
Registered Nurses' perspectives of
delayed or missing nursing care in a New
Zealand hospital.
A Prospective Audit of Perioperative
Feeding in Burns Patients
Taupo Youth Emergency Accomodation
Needs Survey
A retrospective analysis of the prescribing
of ziprasidone and aripiprazole in acute
adult mental health inpatient wards at
Auckland District Health Board
NTY/10/EXP/020
NTY/10/EXP/021
NTY/10/EXP/022
NTY/10/EXP/023
NTY/10/EXP/024
NTY/10/EXP/025
NTY/10/EXP/026
NTY/10/EXP/027
NTY/10/EXP/028
NTY/10/EXP/029
NTY/10/EXP/030
NTY/10/EXP/031
NTY/10/EXP/032
NTY/10/EXP/033
NTY/10/EXP/034
NTY/10/EXP/035
NTY/10/EXP/036
NTY/10/EXP/037
NTY/10/EXP/038
NTY/10/EXP/039
NTY/10/EXP/040
NTY/10/EXP/041
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
Dr Amanda Wheeler
19/03/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
Ms Sangeeta Dey
15/03/2010
n/a
26/04/2010
Dr Sally Roberts
Dr Manar Khashram
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Locality/ies
Christchurch Hospital
Percy Reedy Kaumatua Nagati
Porou
Maori reps from the
MOH
Maori Health service
at Tauranga Hospital
Maori providers from
reference groups
21
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
NTY/10/EXP/042
Prospective evaluation of Chest X-ray in
Acute Paediatric asthma and Preschool
Wheeze: Pilot Study
Review of carcinoid tumours of the
appendix in children in Auckland 1965 2009
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO) nurses'perceptions of caring for
teh sickest patients with 2009 influenza A
(H1N1): a two-phase qualitative study.
Complications related to Obesity in THJR
and TKJR in Maori and Pacific Island
population at Counties Manukau DHB
between June 1999 and June 2005.
Strategic health information systems:
Examining evidence-based policy and
'meaningful use'.
Smoking cessation following emergency
care: an observational study of success
rates of a brief smokefree intervention in
emergency care.
Three month prospective audit of
colonoscopy in Auckland DHBs using the
ProVation reporting system.
Long-term outcome following surgery for
spinal stenosis
Visiting in ICU: the New Zealand
landscape
Piloting a 'satisfaction survey' for hospice
patients in New Zealand
An examination of research carried out by
the Mental Health Foundation on the
subject of the over representation of
Maori people in mental health services.
Defining sub-groups of Constipation: A
Symptomatic Approach to Sub-typing
Severe Constipation.
The experience of employment of people
who have particiapted in the Kiwifruit
Action initiative: A phenomenological
study.
Language anxiety: A study of difficulties
faced by international medical students
for whom English is an additional
language during clinical practice in a New
Zealand university.
Single Injection Infraclavicular vs Distal
Peripheral Nerve Block for Wrist and
Hand Surgery.
Retrospective review of childhood
empyema in South Auckland 1998 - 2009
managemnt and outcomes
Assessing the New Zealand Clinical
Priority Access Criteria for Fertility
Treatment against a Fertility Prediction
Model (CPAC study)
Dyspareunia and Sexual Function
postpartum - Prospective study in South
Auckland.
Newborn screening in Cystic Fibrosis
NTY/10/EXP/043
NTY/10/EXP/044
NTY/10/EXP/045
NTY/10/EXP/046
NTY/10/EXP/047
NTY/10/EXP/048
NTY/10/EXP/049
NTY/10/EXP/050
NTY/10/EXP/051
NTY/10/EXP/052
NTY/10/EXP/053
NTY/10/EXP/054
NTY/10/EXP/055
NTY/10/EXP/056
NTY/10/EXP/057
NTY/10/EXP/058
NTY/10/EXP/059
NTY/10/EXP/060
NTY/10/EXP/061
NTY/10/EXP/062
NTY/10/EXP/063
NTY/10/EXP/064
Māori consultation
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
Dr Michael Shepherd
24/06/2010
n/a
Approved
13/07/2010
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Dr Alison Scott
24/06/2010
n/a
Approved
13/07/2010
n/a
Ms Wendy Wang
24/06/2010
n/a
Approved
11/08/2010
n/a
Dr Simon Kim
24/06/2010
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Ms Noura Ragaban
24/06/2010
n/a
Approved
28/07/2010
n/a
Ms Courtney Rouse
29/06/2010
n/a
Approved
14/07/2010
n/a
Dr Estella Johns
29/06/2010
n/a
Approved
14/07/2010
n/a
Dr Alistair Hadlow
29/06/2010
n/a
Approved
5/08/2010
n/a
Ms Helen Greenway
29/06/2010
n/a
Approved
14/07/2010
n/a
Dr Gary Bellamy
28/06/2010
n/a
Approved
14/07/2010
n/a
Mr Abraham Matonga
28/06/2010
n/a
Approved
2/09/2010
n/a
Dr Ian Bissett
25/06/2010
n/a
Approved
15/07/2010
n/a
Ms Janie de
Malmanche
25/06/2010
n/a
Approved
10/08/2010
n/a
Maria Ngatai Kaumatua for Turning
Point Trust
Ms Mazura Anuar
2/07/2010
n/a
Approved
15/07/2010
n/a
Matiu Dickson University of Waikato
on general Maori
Health issues
11/06/2010
n/a
Approved
8/07/2010
n/a
Dr Caroline Mahon
6/07/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Professor Cindy
Farquhar
8/07/2010
n/a
Approved
11/08/2010
n/a
Dr Roopinder Gill
8/07/2010
n/a
Approved
11/08/2010
n/a
Ms Jacqui Everitt
9/07/2010
n/a
Approved
10/08/2010
n/a
Vitamin D status of psychiatric inpatients:
proposal for a study in Hamilton, New
Zealand.
Audit of 15 degrees tilt for Caesarean
section
Case Report Fatal Methaemoglobinaemia
Associate Professor
David Menkes
13/07/2010
n/a
Approved
11/08/2010
n/a
Mr Conrad
Engelbrecht
Dr Martin Harvey
29/07/2010
n/a
n/a
n/a
11/08/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
Approved
3/09/2010
n/a
An Exploratory Study into Measuring
medication Safety in New Zealand
Mr Jerome Ng
26/08/2010
n/a
Approved
11/10/2010
n/a
Dr Michael
Fredrickson
Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee – 2010 Annual Report
Locality/ies
Anaesthesia Institute
MRRC at CMDHB
Ra Earp - CE of Mary
Potter Hospice
MRRC at CMDHB
Te Puna Oranga at
WDHB
22
Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
Locality/ies
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
Māori consultation
Hospitals.
NTY/10/EXP/065
NTY/10/EXP/066
NTY/10/EXP/067
NTY/10/EXP/068
NTY/10/EXP/069
NTY/10/EXP/070
NTY/10/EXP/071
NTY/10/EXP/072
NTY/10/EXP/073
NTY/10/EXP/074
NTY/10/EXP/075
NTY/10/EXP/076
NTY/10/EXP/077
NTY/10/EXP/078
NTY/10/EXP/079
NTY/10/EXP/080
NTY/10/EXP/081
NTY/10/EXP/082
NTY/10/EXP/083
NTY/10/EXP/084
NTY/10/EXP/085
NTY/10/EXP/086
Three dimensional computed
tomographic assessment of hip anatomy:
interobserver and intraobserver reliability.
In flight interventions in an interhospital
transport team
Accuracy and Cost of using Masimo
Pulse Co-Oximeters for Haemoglobin
measurement.
Upper limb infections admitted to
Middlemore hospital - a case for
appropriate and specific antibiotic
coverage.
Successful resuscitation from
Bupivacaine Induced Cardiovascular
Collapse with Intravenous Lipid Emulsion
following Femoral Nerve Block in an
Emergency Department
What determines a successful trial of void
(TOV) after Transurethral resection of the
prostate (TURP)?
Improved Health Outcomes for Ageing
People with Intellectual Disability Pilot.
The role and implications of play therapy
for hospitalised children.
Parental perceptions of the impact on
their family as a result of their child's
admission to hospital for lower respiratory
infection.
Clinicians' perspectives on interventions
with recidivist drink-drivers.
Mr Matthew Boyle
30/08/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Ms Fay Malcolmson
20/08/2010
n/a
Withdrawn
n/a
n/a
Dr Brendon Manikkam
3/09/2010
n/a
Approved
11/11/2010
n/a
Dr Derek Buchanan
20/09/2010
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Dr Martin Harvey
17/09/2010
n/a
Approved
9/11/2010
n/a
Dr Michael Holmes
17/09/2010
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Dr John Parsons
15/09/2010
n/a
n/a
17/09/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
Approved
n/a
Ms Meg Smith
8/10/2010
n/a
Ms Charissa McBride
19/10/2010
n/a
Approved
26/11/2010
n/a
Henare Mason;MRRC
at CMDHB
Ms Michelle Jackson
19/10/2010
n/a
Approved
19/11/2010
n/a
In adult patients with type II diabetes
mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea,
does treatment with continous positive
airways pressure therapy improve
glycaemic control.
Clinical outcome of keyhole surgery to the
back of the ankle
An audit of the quality of administration of
the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in a
New Zealand Tertiary Hospital.
Post Partum Haemorrhage at Middlemore
Hospital 2008 - a retrospective audit.
How does shift work affect eating patterns
in health care workers?
Upper limb infections admitted to
Middlemore hospital - A case for
appropriate and specific antibiotic
coverage.
Reandron Adverse Effects Study.
Ms Nicola Corna
18/10/2010
n/a
Approved
9/11/2010
n/a
Dr Vili Nosa(PAcific
Health) and Giovanni
Armaneo - WDHB
Maori Research
Advisor
MRRC at CMDHB
Dr Francis Ting
15/10/2010
n/a
Approved
19/11/2010
n/a
Ms Nicole Kyla Vogts
18/10/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Dr Jaime O'Loughlin
15/10/2010
n/a
n/a
n/a
Dr Anne Jaquiery
14/10/2010
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
Approved
19/11/2010
n/a
Dr Derek Buchanan
11/10/2010
n/a
Approved
10/11/2010
n/a
Mr Jozef Kamp
11/10/2010
n/a
n/a
Dr Derek Buchanan
10/10/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
Approved
n/a
Hand Flexor Tendon Repair: 3 techniques
compared - modified kessler, adelaide
and tsai repair.
The efficacy of exhaust suit and laminar
flow system in reducing airborne
contamination in orthopaedic joint
replacement. A tracer particle study.
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Mutations in Non-small-cell-Lung Cancer.
Treatment Choices for Sleep Problems
10/11/2010
n/a
Dr Marc Hirner
8/10/2010
n/a
Declined
8/11/2010
Full application
required
Dr Ray Cursons
7/10/2010
n/a
Approved
26/11/2010
n/a
Dr Karma Galyer
1/11/2010
n/a
Approved
19/11/2010
n/a
Identification and Mangement of Child
and Youth Mental Health Problems in the
Emergency Department.
Dr John Fitzgerald
3/11/2010
n/a
Approved
19/11/2010
n/a
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Project Key
Title
Principal Investigator
NTY/10/EXP/087
Do you mind seeing the student doctor?' Rural general practice patient attitudes to
the involvement of student doctors in their
clinical care.
Identification of potential Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality
service delivery for patients with bowel
cancer in the Auckland region.
Long-term outcomes for forensic mental
health service users, 2001-2010
Abdominal aortic aneurysm survival
trends and ethnicity data in Waikato
Hospital
Do bacteria of the external ear canal
contribute to middle ear infection in
children?
Exploring the organisational implications
of health informatics robots in supporting
healthcare in a residential aged care
facility.
Evaluation of the WDHB CALD cross
cultural competency training programme.
An evaluation of the impact of introducing
an early warning score, new vital sign
chart, and standard escalation protocl, on
early detetection of physiological
deteriotion and prevention of in-hospital
cardiac arrest, in a major tertiary hospital
in New Zealand
Toiora: Conceptualisation and
measurement for iwi and Maori
communities.
NTY/10/EXP/088
NTY/10/EXP/089
NTY/10/EXP/090
NTY/10/EXP/091
NTY/10/EXP/092
NTY/10/EXP/093
NTY/10/EXP/094
NTY/10/EXP/095
Date Received
Date of first
review at meeting
Status as at 31
December 2010
Date of final
decision
Dr Rachel Thomson
9/11/2010
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
Reason (where
status is deferred or
declined)
n/a
Mr William Diprose
5/11/2010
n/a
Approved
11/11/2010
n/a
Ms Zoe Dyer
25/10/2010
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ms Simone Oldham
19/11/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
Approved
26/11/2010
n/a
Ms Rebecca Katharine
White
16/11/2010
n/a
Declined
26/11/2010
Full application
required
Dr Karen Day
30/11/2010
n/a
Approved Subject to
Conditions
n/a
n/a
Associate Professor
Robyn Dixon
30/11/2010
n/a
Approved
10/01/2011
n/a
Mr David Drower
30/11/2010
n/a
Ethical approval not
required
n/a
n/a
Ms Jodi Porter
7/12/2010
n/a
Approved
23/12/2010
n/a
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Māori consultation
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