Independent advocacy for our patients
At IVFAustralia, we have an independent Ethics Committee which ensures that IVFAustralia’s approach, to both the care of our patients and the research we carry out, is guided by community views on the assisted reproductive treatments that we provide.
This body acts as an advocate for the interests of our patients and fully adheres to the requirements of the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
IVFAustralia’s Ethics Committee is required to review all research and consent forms in order to ensure that the highest standards are being followed. The Committee meets regularly and assesses all research proposals and as well as reviewing the ongoing progress of current research projects.
The Ethics Committee also considers the ethical nature of clinical activities undertaken at IVFAustralia and advice is sought from this Committee on any cases involving difficult ethical issues, such as embryo storage and donation.
Our ethics committee meets regularly and has two primary functions:
- To ensure that all research involving human participant within IVFAustralia is reviewed, approved and monitored in line with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans as issued by the National Health and Medical research Council (NHMRC).
- To provide advice to IVFAustralia on ethical aspects of clinical infertility practice
IVFAustralia Ethics Committee members:
Name | NHMRC Category | Background |
Douglas McLelland | Chairperson | Accountant |
Dr Garth Leslie | Immediate Past Chairperson | Member RNSH IEC, Retired, Neonatologist |
Mascia Buzzolini | Laywoman | Linguist / Journalist |
Dr Michael Carey | Person with knowledge of, and current experience in, the professional care, counselling or treatment of people | Member RNSH IEC, Ethics background |
Julie Hamblin | Lawyer | Partner Ebsworth & Ebsworth |
Prof Douglas Saunders | Person with knowledge of, & current experience in areas of research regularly considered by the Ethics Committee | Past Chair, R&D Committee |
Jessica Rowe | Laywoman | Television Presenter |
Dr Michael Sinosich | Person with knowledge of, & current experience in prenatal testing and molecular genetics | Scientific Director, Prenatal Testing and Molecular Genetics, Sonic Clinic Institute |
Rev’d Robert Sutherland | Minister of Religion | Anglican Minister |
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