The School conducts research both for pure scientific pursuit and as a part of its academic training. Findings of many of these research projects have been appreciated by national health policy makers and acknowledged for their importance by the international colleagues. The School's research projects have attracted the participation of many other organizations and individuals through various systems and programs, most outstanding of which are:
Ethical Review Board
· The Ethical Review Board for Biomedical Research of Hanoi School of Public Health was established under the Decision Number 645/QĐ-YTCC - 07/1//2003 (Formation of Ethic Council) and Decision number 284/QĐ-YTCC - 16/6/2004 (addition of member for Ethic Council) of Dean of Hanoi School of Public Health
· Term of duty: 4 year.
· Ethic Council composition: 1 Chairman, 6 official members (1 official member from community – represent for rights and interest of research participants), 2 alternative members and 2 secretaries.
· Institutional Review Board of Hanoi School of Public Health: Registration code with USA Ministry of Health: - IORG number 0003239 , FWA number FWA00009326, since 8/2003
· Some pictures of Ethic Council Activities.
THE BY-LAWS OF
THE ETHICS IN BIO-MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
(Issued by Decision 491/QD-YTCC of September 24, 2004 of the Dean of HSPH)
(EXCERPTS)
Article 1: Every bio-medical research that is sponsored, managed, conducted or participated by the Hanoi School of Public Health must be filed with the Ethics in Bio-Medical Research Council of the School (EBRC from now on) for ethical consideration, monitoring and evaluation. Filed research shall be allowed to start only after being granted in writing by EBRC[1].
Article 2: Bio-Medical research regulated by this bylaws includes studies in pharmaceutics (modern pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical materials, traditional pharmaceutical formulas), biological products (vaccines and others), drugless treatments, medical equipment, radiation treatment and imaging, procedures, surgery, bio-samples (blood, pathological samples, mother's milk), epidemiological, social and psychological surveys conducted on human being. From now on, these kinds of research will be called bio-medical research (BR).
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Artical 8: Consideration of the filed research
BRs are considered by EBRC by conventional or fast tracks. BRs that are not categorized in Articles 1, 2 and 5 of this Bylaws should submit a waving application or a request for being considered by a higher authority.
This Bylaws of EBRC is available in the Information and Library Center and at any Department/Office of HSPH.
Forms and Appendices are updated regularly and saved at the EBRC Secretariat and on the HSPH website.
For further information, please contact EBRC Secretaries:
1. Nguyen Hoang Oanh, Pharmacist - (04) 266-2329; nho@hsph.edu.vn
2. Le Thi Thanh Ha, MS in Epidemiology - (04) 266-2327; lth@hsph.edu.vn
FORMS NEEDED FOR EBRC'S ETHICAL CLEARANCE OF RESEARCH
I. Forms that researchers need to complete:
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Appendix 6 (Request for Clearance by Research Director)
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Appendix 10 (Check list for Fast-Track Consideration)
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Appendix 11 (Check-list for Conventional Consideration)
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Appendix 12 (CVs of Research Director and Researcher-in-Chief)
Form 2-Research: Research Outline
Other related documents (see Part 3 of Appendix 5)
II. Appendices that researchers need to know:
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Appendix 5 (List of items needed to be completed by researchers)
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Appendices 1 to 4 (items that researchers need to consider)
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Instructions for completing appendix 10
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Instructions for completing appendix 11
EBRC (HĐĐĐ) - Coverpage of the Bio-Medical Research File
Instructions for writing a Research Outline
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS Article 6: Clearance of Research Outlines and Project Plans 1. Research Directors have the obligation and right to register the results of their researches with the National Scientific and Technological Information-Materials Center (Ministry of Science and Technology) Article 12: Research File Management (originals archived at the Department of Research and International Cooperation): 3 categories of files: Article 14: Reward and Discipline regarding Research Operations INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING RESEARCH MANAGEMENT FORMS
EXCERPTS FROM THE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
OF THE HANOI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(Attached to Decision 561/QD-YTCC, signed by the Dean on 6 October 2003)
Before conducting any research of any scale and scope managed by the Hanoi School of Public Health, the research itself must get a clearance of the School’s Research Clearance Council.
Article 7: Controlling the Progress of Researches and Projects
Units and individuals in charge of researches and projects must ensure things are done as scheduled in their Plans and in compliance with every rules and regulations concerning research management of the School.
Article 8: Evaluation of Researches and Projects
Researches are acknowledged as completed only after having evaluated and accepted by the Research Commitees at their levels. Projects are acknowledged as completed only after having evaluated and accepted by the counterparts/donnors.
Article 9: Registration and Announcement of Research Findings
2. Teachers and staff of the School with Masters degrees and higher must have at least one article published on the School’s professional bulletins or publications.
3. Every research managed by the School, having accepted, will be archived in the Information and Library Center of the School (full texts of reports and electronic files; tools set for data collection; data in the formats of EPIINFO/SPSS/STATA...; and tables of variable codes)
1. Researches managed/conducted by the School
2. Researches conducted in cooperation with partners outside the Schools
3. Projects with Foreign Investment
Research is one of the evaluative criteria applied to teachers and staffs. The Research Commitees (grassroot level researches) or the Science and Education Council will decide on reward and discipline regarding research operations. HSPH Research Management Regulations are available at the School’s Information and Library Center or at any other Department and Office. Forms are updated and archived at the Department of Research and International Cooperation, as well as at the HSPH website.
1. Forms used for all kinds of research and project (saved at HSPH Research Management File):
Form 1 - QLKH: Research Registration
Form 2 - QLKH: Research Outlines
Form 2(a) - QLKH: Grassroot Research Outlines
Instructions for Writing Research Outlines
Form 3 - QLKH: Research/Project Progress
Form 4 - QLKH: Research Outputs Report
Form 5 - QLKH: Research Outputs Registration
Form 7 - QLKH: Project Activities Plan
2. Forms needed for Ministerial Level Researches:
2.1 For research proposal
- Research Proposal at State/Ministerial Levels
2.2 For Ministerial Level Research Selection and Approval
List of items needed for research registration at Ministerial level (for reference)
Request for Research Registration at Ministerial level
Brief Report on Research Operations of the Registree
Short CV of the Research Director
Affidavit of Cooperation between Director and Manager of Research
COMPLETED RESEARCH
1. Development Plan for Ha Noi Health Care System for the Period 2001-2010 (Managed by the Institute of Health Care Strategy, in cooperation with the Hanoi Health Care Office; with the component of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment assigned to the School’s Department of Pharmaceutical Management)
2. Software Development for Chililab Field site in Chi Linh, Hai Duong
3. Communication for Community Education regarding Clean Water and Environment at Bach Luu Village, Lap Thach Dist., Vinh Phuc Province
4. Measuring Clients’ Satisfaction with the Mothers and Children Health Care Services in the Villages of Thanh Ha District, Hai Duong Province
5. Specialized Distant Learning Programs offered by HSPH – Situation, Influential Factors and Solutions
6. Experimental Study of the Validity of the Questionaires used in Interview to Diagnose Causes of Death in An Hai, Hai Phong
7. Injury Patterns based on Data of Hospitals in 6 Provinces: Hai Phong, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Dong Nai and Tien Giang (managed by Department of Preventive Medecine and HIV/AIDS Prevention; financed by MOH through the Injury Prevention Program)
8. Health Care Quality at a Mountainous Province – Situation and Influential Factors
9. Costs of HIV/AIDS Treatment and Medical Care in Viet Nam in 2003 (cooperation with MOH’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Office)
10. Basic Survey of Injury Situation and Influential Factors among Children under 18 years of age in 6 provinces: Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Can Tho, Dong Thap (financed by UNICEF, in cooperation with Department of Preventive Medicine and HIV/AIDS Prevention, managed by MOH)
11. Mothers’ Accessibility to and Usage of Quality Care during Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Western Highlands
12. Using DALYs indicators in Measuring and Accessing Morbidity at ChiliLab, Hai Duong Province, 2003-2005
13. Hospital Management - Situation and Training Needs
14. KAP Survey of Hospital Managers in 2004
15. Some Characteristics of Hookworm Infection in 3 Agricultural Areas of Cu Mgar District, Dak Lak Province; and Testing the Hookworm Education Model (technical backup by HSPH)
16. Nutritious Situation of Children under 5 years of age and Nutrition and Childcare KAP of Fathers in Motherless Households in 2 Villages in Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province
17. HIV/AIDS KAP Survey of students at Socio-Labour Center number 6 of Hanoi, 2005, and some related factors
18. KAP Survey of Middle School Students in Hai Phong City regarding HIC/AIDS and other STDs
19. Evaluation of Training and Retraining of Health Care Workers during the Period 2001-2005 and the Training Needs for 2006-2010
20. Descritive Survey of Domestic Violence against Women and some Related Factors in An Duong District, Hai Phong Province
21. Community Nutrition Counseling Software Development
22. Public Health Dictionary Software Development
23. “Say NO to Cigarettes” Software Development
24. Public Health E-Learning System Initiation
25. Primarital Sex among the Youth of 14-25 Age Group – Situation and Influential Factors from the data of the 2003 Survey of Vietnamese Adolescents and Youth (SAVY)
26. Safe Chemical Use for Botanical Protection in An Hoa Village, An Duong District, Hai Phong Province
Survey of Health Care and Community Health in Provinces, Cities, Districts, Wards and Villages of the Provinces in Northern Viet Nam – Interventions, Solutions and Recommendations (312 topics – from monographs of CH3 to 41 Excercises of CH8)
ON-GOING RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROJECTS
1. Using Computer Networking in Students, Staffs and Research Management
2. Development of Solutions for Reducing Discrimination against Epilepsy (managed by the US National Institute of Medicine)
3. Accessing the Impact of Smoke-Free Environment at HSPH (in cooperation with Path Canada Project)
4. Measuring Water Quality and Monitoring some Water-Related Diseases in Tien Hai, Thai Binh (coordinated with Intelisense Technologies, Vietnam Science Academy and the Health Department of Tien Hai, Thai Binh)
5. KAP Survey of Bird-Flu Prevention among the People of 5 Provinces (Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Ha Tay, Nam Dinh and Thai Binh)- 2005
6. Accessing the Infrastructure, Human Resources and Managerial Capacity of Hospital System
7. Functional Recuperation Services in some Habitations in the Red River Delta - Situation and Needs.
8. Community Intervention to Increase Early Diagnosis of Out-of-Womb Pregnancy in Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province
9. Reduction of Social Tolerance of Smoking in the Communities (in cooperation with Path Canada Project)
10. Improving the Quality of HIV/AIDS Counseling and Care in Da Nang - 2006
11. Development of a Heamorage Prevention Model in Binh Thanh Village, Thanh Binh District, Dong Thap province
12. Basic Evaluation of Vietnam's Health Research System (in cooperation with WHO and MOH)
13. Evaluation of the HIV/AIDS Policy Training Project in Vietnam (managed by Harvard U.)
14. Some Factors related to the Health and Mother and Child Care Policy Making Process in Vietnam (Hepvic)
15. Synthesis of IEC Researches in concern with Bird-Flu Prevention in Vietnam, 2003-2006 (in cooperation with UNICEF)
16. Development of Indicators, Tools and Methods for Standard Monitoring and Evaluation of Bird-Flu Prevention Communication Programs (based on the tools being used in the region) (Consultancy service-with Cooperation and Financial Support of UNICEF)
17. Analyzing and Writing Reports for MOH's inputs to World Health Survey
18. Survey of the Delta Muscle Disease in 8 Provinces of Vietnam 2006-2007 - Situation and Influential Factors (managed by Pediatric Institute)
19. Survey of Customs and Habits Harmful to Health among Ethnic Minority Groups in the Western Highlands
20. Basic Survey of Injury among Children in Da Nang City 2006 (financed by TASC)
21. Training Program Evaluation through HSPH Alumni Survey
22. Public Health Training Needs Accessment at different levels
23. Descritive Survey of Public Health Training Capacity of Medical Colleges and Universities in Vietnam
24. Cross-cutting Survey of Reproductive Health among Adolescent and Youth in some urbanized areas of Chi Linh District, Hai Duong
25. IT Infrastructure Development for HSPH's E-Learning System
26. Testing the Handicapped Chidren Information Management Model and Evaluating the Impact of the Handicap Education for Mother program and service accessibility of the Children under 6 years of age in Hoai Duc District, Ha Tay, Oct. 2006 - June 2007 (in cooperation with Hoai Duc Hospital, Ha Tay, and the Ambassy of Newzealand)