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ProjectsThe selection of our three case studies was based on a desire to take different variations in policy processes into our analytical equation in line with our overarching aim to examine the 'big picture' and produce findings with broad applicability. The case studies differ in their temporal orientation (i.e., whether they address policy guidelines retrospectively, prospectively, or concurrently); the scope of the policy; the extent of the role that governments played in the development of the policy; and the range of different stakeholders involved in each policy.(i) Ethical guidelines concerning the review of research involving humans This project looks at examples of policy-making by quasi-autonomous government bodies. In 1999, The Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC), through the NHMRC, released the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Human Participants . We will examine the policy-making framework and consultative process through which the National Statement was developed, starting from the Review of the Role and Functioning of Institutional Ethics Committees announced in 1994, and continuing through the review of the National Statement due to be completed during the period of this project (Breen 2002, p. 61). People involved in this project: (ii) Legislation and guidelines relating to research on human embryos, human embryonic stem cells, and human cloningThis project looks at examples of legislative policy-making. Federal legislation- Research Involving Embryos Act (2002) and Prohibition of Human Cloning Act (2002)- was passed after a series of Senate hearings and an inquiry into human cloning and stem cell research (Australian Parliament House 2001). Transcripts of the public hearings of that inquiry are available electronically through the Parliamentary website. The existing guidelines concerning assisted reproduction (NHMRC 1996) are being revised by AHEC in light of the legislation. We will focus our examination on the two federal processes: the development of the revised NHMRC guidelines through AHEC and the process of policy-making leading to the legislation.People involved in this project: (iii) Publicly-regulated health services and clinical practice guidelines for novel diagnosesThis project looks specifically at the development of clinical practice guidelines for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and thereby examines examples of policy-making by the medical establishment. The working group of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians' (RACP) that developed clinical practice guidelines relating to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) archived a large collection of documents, including all public consultation submissions and correspondence, working group meeting notes and summaries, and an extensive scientific literature review conducted by the group (ethics committee approval to examine this archive was obtained as part of the University of Sydney-funded pilot project). People involved in this project: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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