The HRECTrack software is tailor-made for Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs), enabling staff to enter and track research projects and their associated researchers and sponsors. It also tracks HREC members and meetings, enables electronic document storage and retrieval and supports reporting functionality, simplifying the ethics and governance requirements of day-to-day HREC management in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council together with other relevant federal and state legislation and regulations.

 

 

The purpose of this document is to provide details regarding the HRECTrack system. As a user guide, it provides details about day-to-day system usage and functionality.

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Who is this Guide for ?

 

This guide is designed for a small number of users who are responsible for operating the system.  The guide assumes that users are familiar with the day-to-day business requirements of a Human Research Ethics Committee.

As far as possible this guide avoids undue reference to technical or underlying database administration terminology.  A separate administration manual has been prepared for the benefit of Information System personnel responsible for implementation and ongoing support and maintenance of the system.

 

How to use the Guide

 

It is recommended that this guide be read from front to back in one sitting and that the user makes notes (refer to the notes section) on procedures that may be new, are likely to be forgotten or need additional explanation. 

Screenshot examples are used to enable the user to reference parts of the system interface that is being used.  Modifications to the system may call for a revision of the guide from time to time.  

Users may refer to the Administration Guide for questions of a technical nature.