Furness, Kate http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-3050
Huggins, Catherine E.
Hanna, Lauren
Silvers, Mary Anne
Cashin, Paul
Low, Liang
Croagh, Daniel
Haines, Terry P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Victorian Cancer Agency (HSR15007)
Article History
Received: 21 August 2018
Accepted: 13 November 2018
First Online: 29 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study has undergone full ethical review by the Monash Health Human Research Ethics Committee and was approved 14th October 2016 (HREC/16/MonH/290). Site-specific authorisation has been granted for all sites (Monash Health, Cabrini Health and Peninsula Health). Participants will provide informed verbal consent to participate in the study, which is the approved consent process by the main ethics committee (Monash Health Human Research Ethics) and the other sites (Cabrini health and Peninsula Health). The decision to use verbal consent rather than written consent was based on feedback from consumer representatives who sit on the study advisory committee. Written informed consent will be sought to access participant data from the Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme databases. Health professionals will provide written consent.
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