Human Research Ethics Committee
The Department of Health WA Human Research Ethics Committee (DoHWA HREC) is a Human Research Ethics Committee with special responsibility for oversight of the use and disclosure of personal health information held in the Department of Health WA data collections.
The Confidentiality of Health Information Committee (CHIC) is no longer approving research projects. The DOHWA HREC will monitor ongoing research projects which have CHIC approval.
About DOHWA HREC
Practice Code for the Use of Personal Health Information
Monitoring CHIC projects - policy
Do you need DOHWA HREC approval for your project?
The HREC application process
Forms
Confidentiality Agreement for Researchers
Confidentiality Acknowledgement for WA public sector employees
Contact
Joy Foyle
+61 89 222 4194
joy.foyle@health.wa.gov.au or hrec@health.wa.gov.au



