South Africa

Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee

University of Cape Town

Chairperson
Dr Marc Blockman (Marc.Blockman@uct.ac.za)

Organisation administrator's name or contact person
Dr Marc Blockman (Marc.Blockman@uct.ac.za)

Telephone number: 27 21 406 6338

Fax Number:

Physical address
Research Ethics Committee E 52 Room 23 Old Main Building Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory 7925

Country
South Africa

Institution website address
http://www.health.uct.ac.za/research/humanethics/adminteam/

Organisation Info.

What is the institutional affilliation of your Organisation
University

Level of operation

What is the level of operation
Institutional

Finances

Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health?

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
Yes

Protocols Submission Information

What is your preferred manner to receive protocols
All the above

What is the operational language(s) of the organisation
English

How often does your organisation convene to consider study protocols
Other

How long in advance should the protocol be submitted to be considered at the next meeting
2 months

If you have a timetable, please provide this information here
2011 schedule 28th January, 25th February, 25th March, 6th May, 26th May,24th June, 29th July,26 August, 30th September,28th October, 25th November

Details of Members

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
Yes

Number of Community Representatives
2

How many REC members are women
11

What is the term of office for members of the REC
Not specified

Is this term renewable
Twice

Training Requirements

Do members of your REC/IRB require specific training in ethics review of research
Yes

Is there a requirement for continuous education in research ethics?
Yes

Human resources development

Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health? Yes