N.S Memorial College of Nursing
Ethics is the most significant element of the academic activities in teaching and research. Teaching and research forms a novel combination of knowledge transfer which needs freedom to express the knowledge. Freedom in the academic process to express the knowledge and invention in the most ethical way. It include the freedom to inquire for innovation of new things in subject that encourage intellectual concern, to present findings, to publish data and conclusions without control or censorship and to teach in the manner they consider professionally appropriate. This requires integrity with the teaching and research.
Due care and caution should be taken at all stages of the research to ensure that the subject and those affected by the research are put to the minimum possible risk or suffer from irreversible adverse effects. Risks to subjects can be minimized by using procedures which are consistent with sound research design, and which are already being performed on the subjects for diagnostic or treatment purpose.
Name
This committee will be known as Mar Baselios Nursing College Institutional Ethics Committee (MBCN IEC). This name will remain unchanged until the members choose to change it by a vote of three-fourths of the current members of this committee
Purpose
The primary purpose of this committee will be
Membership
The committee will be an independent body constituted of medical, scientific and lay members. The committee will consist of 10 members who collectively have the qualifications and experience to review and evaluate the scientific, medical and ethical aspects of a proposed research project. A list of committee members, their qualifications and their affiliations ( eg. Hospitals, universities, clinics, social works religious institutions etc.) will be maintained in the committee’s records.
Role of Chairman:
Role of Member Secretary:
Responsibilities of the Committees:
Custodian of Policy Principal, Mar Baselios college of Nursing reviews the recommendations discussed in the SRC & IEC and updates the research policy. The Principal Mar Baselios college of Nursing will be the custodian of the research policy.
Faculty members and UG students of Mar Baselios college of Nursing can undertake research activities leading to scientific publications, presentations in National/International conferences, generation of Intellectual property with potential for commercialization, which is beneficial for the society. Research Management Overall management of research activities will be coordinated by the Principal Mar Baselios college of Nursing. IEC and SRC committees shall be responsible for the overall functioning of research activities .Each department’s research activities are coordinated by the head of each department.
All research involving human participants should be conducted in accordance with the basic and general ethical principles. The researcher and the team are responsible for protecting the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of the participants enrolled in the study. Registration policy for IEC It is ensured that EC processes are in place to safeguard the quality of ethical review as well as compliance with national/international and applicable regulations. Efforts are made to seek recognition/certification/accreditation from recognized national/international bodies and kept updated on a continuing basis.
Title of the study
Chief Investigator
Sponsor of the study if any
Brief description of the study, possible risks and potential benefits, confedntiality of participation, voluntariness of participation, authorization for access to study records.
Personal/ life-style restrictions, if participating
Duration of study
Procedures done before participation in study: medical history, including diseases and drugs, physical examination, lab tests.
Known side effects of drugs, other risks like donating blood samples, acquiring infections
The following practices will be considered as research misconduct since they violate the principles and practices of research. Such offences are serious and subject to strict disciplinary action.
Research misconduct does not include honest error or honest differences in interpretations or judgments of data
Please note:
Secretary Signature of Member
IEC
Chairperson:
Member Secretary:
Clinicians
Legal Expert
Educated person from the Community
Member Secretaries