HSE Research Ethics Committee - Committee Information

ETHCOM/AG/04/03

Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee

The thirty-sixth meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Thursday 16 September 2004 in the Fortune Room, Rose Court, London.

The meeting will begin at 11.00am

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AGENDA

1. Introductions and apologies.

2. Minutes of the thirty-fifth meeting - 10 June 2004 (ETHCOM/MIN/04/02).

3. Matters arising (not covered by agenda):

• (i) oral update on one submission considered at the thirty-fifth meeting: Investigation of prevalence and the evaluation of cost benefit from fast-track diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea in UK group 2 professional drivers (ETHCOM/REG/04/05)
• HSL Qualitative Research paper (Para 25)

4. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/04/03)

• Recruitment
• AREC matters
• Journal update

5. New proposals for consideration

• Optimising programmes of health surveillance for Hand-arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS): predictors of disease progression (ETHCOM/REG/04/06).
• Socio-economic and cultural influences on musculo-skeletal symptoms and associated disability (ETHCOM/REG/04/07)

6. Any other business.

• REC Principles and Precedents

7. Date of next meeting.