Board policy manual & workplace conduct - Kingston General Hospital

ISSUED BY:AUTHORIZED BY:CATEGORY:COMMITTEE:KGH Board of DirectorsKGH Board of DirectorsQuality and EffectivenessResearch & EducationNUMBER: III-9ISSUE DATE: April 2010REVISION DATES: May 2011REVIEW DATE: April 2011PAGE: 1 of 1SUBJECT:RESEARCHThe broad principles, rights and obligations that will govern the conduct of research, and theoversight, management and funding of research, will be in accord with the Hospital/Queen’sUniversity Affiliation Agreement and KGH and KGH Research Institute (KGHRI) policiesgoverning the conduct and execution of research.As described in the Affiliation Agreement with Queen’s University, the Hospital will permit itsfacilities and resources to be used for the clinical, research and practical training experiencesfor undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and medical students of the University in health andrelated fields. The Hospital and KGHRI will involve Queen’s University in its research planningprocesses as appropriate. The Hospital and KGHRI will support the efforts and requirements ofQueen’s University to achieve and maintain excellence.The Hospital and KGHRI, within the limits of its available resources, and having due regard forthe intended purpose of its patient care funding, will support research initiatives that meet thefollowing criteria:i) The research initiative is consistent with Kingston General Hospital’s and KGHRI’svision, mission, values and Operating Plan/Strategic Plan.ii) Research will conform to Kingston General Hospital and KGHRI policies andguidelines covering research ethics and standards, professional conduct, and theprotection of human research participants, including but not limited to the Tri-CouncilPolicy Statement “Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans”, the InternationalConference on Harmonizing Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines, theDeclaration of Helsinki, and privacy laws.iii) The outcome of the research and the ownership of any new apparatus or procedureswill be subject to the intellectual property policy of Kingston General Hospital,KGHRI, and/or the research affiliation agreements with the research partners.See Administrative Policy regarding Research:01-120 Research: Administrative01-121 Intellectual Property – Employee01-122 Intellectual Property – Queen’s Faculty members with Hospital Appointments06-120 Consent for Medical Photography: Photographs/Audio Visual Recordings09-050 Disclosure of Personal Health Information09-055 Personal Health Information Protection09-130 Patient Information for Research/Teaching Utilization09-133 Access to Charts for Student Critical Inquiry Electives09-140 Access to Personal Health Information09-150 Medical Records: Duplication of Patient Information (Photocopying. Facsimile)09-180 Patient Records: Medical Records Retention/Destruction11-150 Health Research11-151 Clinical Trials Overhead11-152 Standard Operating Procedures for Clinical Research11-160 Departmental Assistants – Appointment to Medical Services11-161 Departmental Assistants – Appointment to Nursing Services14-100 Clinical Drug Trials