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SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/h1>\n

University Research Ethics Committee
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UREC Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rationale<\/strong><\/p>\n

An ethics review body has to be established in all institutions engaged or involved in research in order to help \u201csafeguard the dignity, rights, safety, and well-being of all actual or potential research participants\u201d either humans or animals (WHO 2000 cited in PHREB 2011, p. 23). It follows that the composition, procedures, and decision-making of the ethics review body shall be independent of political, institutional, professional, and market influences in order for it to function with greater objectivity (WHO 2000 cited in PHREB 2011, p. 23).<\/p>\n

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Guidelines for Creating the RERC Based on WHO Standards <\/strong><\/p>\n

Given this context, the ethics review body of 澳门六合彩下注平台, called the University Research Ethics Committee (UREC), was created according to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO 2000) which are also adopted in the National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research by the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB 2011). The following guidelines, which were approved by the Deans Conference on 20 January 2014 pursuant to DC Action 2013-14: 26 and subsequently by Board of Trustees Action 2014-05, tell the composition and nature of the UREC and the policies and procedures that it will develop to guide its operation. The UREC has prepared its standard operating procedure (SOP) to guide in its review of research proposals. <\/p>\n

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  1. Adequate legal framework: The Department of Health (DOH) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) require all organizations and higher education institutions (HEIs) engaged in research involving human and animal subjects to create their respective ethics review bodies. These have to be duly registered with and\/or accredited by the PHERB. <\/li>\n
  2. Multidisciplinary and multisectoral membership: The composition of the UREC may range from five to nine with gender balance and represented by different disciplines such as medical and health, law, religion and philosophy, natural sciences, social sciences and related others as well as lay people in the community. <\/li>\n
  3. Adequate staffing, facilities, and financial resources: The UREC must have its own office with a Chairperson directly under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). It must have sufficient resources to support its operation. The collection of reviewer fees from outside researchers must be part of the resource generation activity of the board. <\/li>\n
  4. Independence of UREC operations: The UREC is independent from the Research and Development Center and, therefore, the Research Director cannot supervise or become a member of the UREC due to conflict of interest. Meanwhile, RERC members with research proposals under review must inhibit from the said process. <\/li>\n
  5. Provision of training on ethical considerations: The chairperson and members of the UREC must be knowledgeable of or trained about ethical considerations in reviewing different types of research proposals and involving different subjects, humans or animals. <\/li>\n
  6. Transparency, accountability, consistency, and high quality operations: The policies and procedures of the UREC must be known to all interested parties and must promote high quality review results that put great regard to objectivity. <\/li>\n
  7. Coherence and consistency in the application of ethical principles: The UREC must be aware of and consistent to international and national documents on ethics and human rights instruments in the formulation of its policies and procedures. <\/li>\n
  8. Decisions based on thorough and inclusive processes: The actions of the UREC to research proposals must have made according to its policies and standard operating procedures and the decisions made are carefully studied and voted upon by its members. <\/li>\n
  9. Policies and procedures are written: The policies and standard operating procedures of the UREC must be written specific to the condition of the institutions but based upon the guidelines of PHERB (2011) and must be accessible to interested parties. These guide the manners of accepting research proposals, reviewing them according to types, deciding on their merits, announcing of the results, and disposing of reviewed research proposals. The review policies and procedures for students must be different from faculty and outside researchers. <\/li>\n
  10. Ensure only qualified persons will conduct research: The UREC must ensure that the proposals submitted for review must be conducted or implemented by researchers with sufficient scientific, clinical, or other relevant qualifications.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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    Ethical Principles and Guidelines in the Conduct Of Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Pursuant to Republic Act 10532 (\u201cAn Act Institutionalizing the Philippine National Health Research System\u201d) and Republic Act 8485 (\u201cAnimal Welfare Act of 1998), and in accordance to its commitments to total human development for the well-being of society and environment and to contribute to national development, 澳门六合彩下注平台 adopts these ethical principles and guidelines for the conduct of research. As a Christian institution, 澳门六合彩下注平台 upholds core theological principles of the Christian faith as its ethical bases for research principles and conduct. Guided by its Protestant roots, the university affirms fundamental biblical insights as the primary sources and guidance to its commitment to research work; and strives to integrate biblical values of life, justice, and truth in the search for new knowledge (University Manual, p. 53). <\/p>\n

    As a research institution, 澳门六合彩下注平台 emphasizes human responsibility and Christian stewardship as operative theological-biblical principles to its ethical commitment in the production and dissemination of human knowledge. As reflected in the canonical gospels, Christian stewardship is an act of faithfulness to Jesus to care for the least and oppressed. At its core ethical value in research, human responsibility is a commitment to social justice. As community of learners, scholars and artists, we pursue this calling within the framework of Christian ideals revealed in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, who is the Via, Veritas, Vita<\/em>. We uphold the dignity, protect the rights, guarantee the safety, and preservethe well-being of all involved in or affected by the conduct of research.<\/p>\n

    In the Christian faith, human responsibility is a gift from God \u2013 \u201cThen God said, let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth\u201d (Genesis 1:26). In this context, Christian stewardship is a gracious and grateful response to this gift entrusted to us by God. Informed by the Good News of Jesus Christ, this response to God is a creative and responsible act of upholding and enhancing life\u2014that they \u201cmay have life and have it abundantly\u201d (John 10:10). <\/p>\n

    To this end, research in the University aims to therefore maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct in every aspect of research from the submission of proposals, data gathering, reporting to publication. In the conduct of research, these ethical standards are anchored on six fundamental principles: Truth, Human Value and Well-being, Integrity, Environmental Justice, Collaboration and Solidarity, and Stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>