Arnolda, Gaston
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Hibbert, Peter
Ting, Hsuen P.
Molloy, Charli
Wiles, Louise
Warwick, Meagan
Snelling, Tom
Homaira, Nusrat
Jaffe, Adam
Braithwaite, Jeffrey
Article History
Received: 15 August 2019
Accepted: 26 March 2020
First Online: 24 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We received primary ethics approval from relevant bodies including the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (NREEC 14–008) and state hospital networks (HREC/14/SCHN/113; HREC/14/QRCH/91; HREC/14/WCHN/68), and site-specific approvals from 34 hospitals. Australian human research ethics committees can waive requirements for patient consent for external access to medical records if the study entails minimal risk to HCPs and patients [CitationRef removed]; all relevant bodies provided this approval. Participants were protected from litigation by gaining statutory immunity for CTK as a quality assurance activity, from the Federal Minister for Health under Part VC of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Commonwealth of Australia).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.