ERC-Colombo

ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

Established in 1981

Recognised Under the SIDCER Recognition Programme on November 25, 2009.

Members

Prof. Hemantha Senanayake (Chairperson)

Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Dr. Enoka Corea (Joint Secretary)

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Consultant Microbiologist

Dr. G. R Constantine (Joint Secretary)

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist

Prof. Manouri Senanayake

Professor in Paediatrics and Consultant Paediatrician

Ms. Kumudini Hettiarachchi

Assistant Editor, Sunday Times (Non Affiliated Nonmedical Member)

Ms. Naazima Kamardeen

Lecturer in Law/Attorney at Law (Non Affiliated Nonmedical Member)

Prof.Rohini Fernandopulle

Professor in Pharmacology

Dr. Priyadarshani Galappatthy

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology

Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe

Professor in English (Non Affiliated Nonmedical Member)

Dr. Malik Fernando

Retired Physician (Non Affiliated Member)

Dr. Sriyakanthi Beneragama

Epidemiologist (Non Affiliated Member) and Consultant Community Physician

Dr. Ariaranee Gnanathasan

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Medicine and Consultant Physician

Dr. Varuni De Silva

Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist

Ms. Kantha Lankathilake

Senior Lecturer in Community Medicine

Dr. Chamari Weerarathne

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology

Dr. Samanthi Premarathne

Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist (Non Affiliated Member)

Dr. Jithangi Wanigasinghe

Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics and Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Dr. Anuja Abayadeera

Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesiology

Dr. Nilakshi Samaranayake

Lecturer in Parasitology

Dr. Panduka Karunanayake

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Medicine & Consultant Physician

Dr.S.Sivaganesh

Senior lecturer in Surgery

Dr. Wijaya Jayatilaka

Senior Lecturer,Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

(Non Affiliated Nonmedical Member)

Office Staff

Ms. Hemamali Pathmathilake - Secretarial Assistant

Mr. Sujeewa Jayalath - Technical Support

Miss W.A.Nimesha Madumali -Trainee Computer Application Assistant

Office contact numbers & address

Ms. Hemamali Pathmathilake

Tel - 00 94 (0) 11 2695300 – Ext 240

Email – ethicscommitteemfc@gmail.com

Fax – 00 94 (0) 112691581

Address – Ethics Review Committee Office,

Pathology Building,

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Kynsey Road,

Colombo o8,

Sri Lanka.

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

We review applications received from researchers affiliated to the University of Colombo or from institutions that have entered into an agreement with the Faculty of Medicine Colombo. The meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of the month. Applications received up to the last working day of the previous month are taken up at these meetings for review. The committee may contact the applicant before the meeting to clarify any matters or request the applicant to be present at its meetings. The review process takes a minimum of two months. So please submit your applications early. The committee reserves the right to refuse to accept applications for projects that are due to commence within two months of the date of submitting the application or projects that have already commenced. No retrospective ethics clearance can be granted.The application fee for Faculty Staff is Rs. 1000/-, for Outsiders 1500/-, for research funded by sponsors 10000/- and for industry sponsored clinical trials it is 100000/-. The fee has to be paid to the Shroff Counter of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.

Applicants may email our office to obtain application forms or download them from the link below. These are only available electronically and will be sent to prospective applicants via email only.

Please examine FERCSL guidelines, workshop documents, and our publications listed below for guidance on how to comply with research ethics requirements. Further guidance may be available at sites listed in the links page of this website. If you require any assistance please feel free to contact our office.

DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS

If you want to understand the procedures of the committee please read the Colombo ERC SOP version 3.0

Before you make an application please read Colombo ERC - Application Guidance Notes and Colombo ERC - IFS and ICF Guidance Notes - Version 2.0

To make a human application use the Colombo ERC - Human Study Application and Evaluation Form

To make an animal application use the Colombo ERC - Animal Study Application and Evaluation Form

PUBLICATIONS

Please note that this document is in pdf format and that you need Acrobat Reader^® to read it.

Proceedings of "THE RESEARCH FORUM" - an Open Forum on Research Ethics and Methodology 2004 Edited [ download pdf ]

OTHER

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Updated on: 14th June 2012