Ethics Review committee

The Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna (FAHS/UOR), is established in 2018 in order to provide independent guidance, advice, and decision on health related research/projects involving human and/or animals.
The objectives of the Ethics Review Committee of the FAHS/UOR is to maintain ethical standards of practice in research, including protection of potential human participants, animals, other living organisms while taking into account the interests and needs of researchers and the integrity of FAHS/UOR. The ERC FAHS/UOR will also take on the role capacity building in research ethics and ethics review among its faculty, students and the scientific community. The ERC, FAHS/UOR is a member of the Forum for Ethics Review Committees (FERSL) in Sri Lanka.

The ERC of the FAHS/UOR meets every First Wednesday of the month. The ERC office is located at the Department of MLS, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Uluvitike. The Office is open for protocol submission and related inquiries from Monday to Friday – 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 pm.

Click here to view Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Click here to view reserch proposal guideline for ERC -V1

Composition of the ERC [2023]

Prof. H H Peiris (Dept. of MLS) – Chairperson
Dr. H W A S Subasinghe (Dept. of Pharmacy) – Secretary
Ms. Vindya Pathiraja – (Head/Dept. of Pharmacy) – Member
Dr. B I Wickramarachchi (Head/Dept. of Nursing) – Member
Ms. S M E B Weeratunga (Dept. of Nursing) – Member
Ms. K K P M K de Silva (Dept. of Nursing) – Member
Dr. R H M P N Rathnayaka (Dept. of Nursing) – Member
Dr. A M S S Amarasiri (Dept. of MLS) – Member
Dr. R M T M Ramanayaka (Dept. of MLS) – Member
Dr. W B N T Fernando (Dept. of MLS) – Member
Prof. Gayani Alwis – External Member
Prof. Bilesha Perera – External Member
Ms. Ishara Ranapura – Lawyer
Dr. R H K S De Silva – Indegenious Medicine
Mr. M S M Hisham – Muslim Teacher

Contact Details

Contact Details

office

Tel: 091-2234676

Email: ethics.fahs@gmail.com

Chairperson

Prof. H H Peiris

Professor in MLS,
Department of MLS,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Ruhuna,
Galle.

Tel: 071-8332615/077-2535135

Email:
harshinipeiris@ahs.ruh.ac.lk

Secretary

Dr. H W A S Subasinghe

Senior Lecturer,
Department of Pharmacy,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Ruhuna,
Galle.

Tel:  071-4230898

Email:
sewwandisubasinghe@ahs.ruh.ac.lk

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