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This Administrative report: Information Paper: Evidence on the effects of lead on human health refers to the development of the Information paper and Statement as well as background documents relating to the assessment of the evidence on the health effects of lead.
The NHMRC Council is established under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 (NHMRC Act) to advise the CEO and perform functions conferred on it. Council members are appointed under section 41 (1) of the NHMRC Act for a triennium (3 years).
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving Indigenous maternal and child health in the early years 2022 grant opportunity aims are to identify strength-based, action-oriented approaches and interventions that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' concepts of health and wellbeing, cultural practices, and knowledge and learning to ensure that all children have the best start to life.
The full title of this factsheet is: DNA Genetic Testing in the Australian Context: A Statement from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
NHMRC National Certification Scheme of Institutional Processes Related to the Ethical Review of Multi-centre Research.
10 of the Best NHMRC research projects – Sixteenth Edition celebrates the calibre of talent and achievements of Australia’s health and medical researchers.
Evaluation and reporting are essential for continuous quality improvement and so are embedded in the day-to-day work of NHMRC.
We have published a wealth of information on Australian health and medical research, and on specific issues relating to Australian health and health care. These include statements, strategies, guidelines and other reports – all of which are publicly available.
The Australian Health Ethics Committee is concerned with the ethical implications of medical research and practice and of health care in general. One of the committee's major current interests is in the ethics of health care resource allocation. This is the second paper of a series on this topic.
Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders provides a set of principles to ensure research is safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
On 15 November 2022, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) co-hosted an online workshop with the CHF to commence the review of the Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research (2016) (the Statement). See also consumer and community engagement
Our Open Access Policy (the Policy) is underpinned by the principle that publicly-funded research should be shared openly and at the earliest possible opportunity. Open access is about making research outputs freely available to use and share, which is distinct from simply 'free to read'.
Tools to assess risk of bias Ongoing research is helping to make it easier for developers to find good practice tools for assessing risk of bias.
This document provides advice on the conduct of animal-based studies to ensure that the studies are rigorous, transparent and reproducible and lead to useful outcomes. It is in line with the Australian Code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 8th edition (2013), which is adopted into legislation across Australia.