The National Bioethics Committee English Search SEARCH HOME NEWS THE BIOETHICS COMMITTEE SYSTEM CRITERIA GENERAL STUDIES CLINICAL TRIALS LINKS Home » Criteria Duty to report unexpected events The principal investigator of a study shall immediately submit to the monitoring body under paras. 2 and 3, art. 29, and to the Data Protection Authority if applicable, written notification of unexpected events which have, or could have, adversely affected participants, and are believed to be attributable to the study. The principal investigator, other investigators and staff shall, on their own initiative, disclose to monitoring bodies information on factors which could pose a risk to the security of participants in the study. An unexpected death shall immediately be notified to the police in accord with the provisions of the Act on Death Certificates, Autopsies etc. Vulnerable Groups including Children Do I need a Research Permit? International context Informed consent Withdrawal of Consent Access to and use of health data and bio-samples. Biobanks Duty to report unexpected events Advertising to recruit participants Dagatal « March 2020 » S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Members of the NBC The National Bioethics Committee, Iceland 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2018 Ordinary members and deputy members: Sunna Snædal, MD, Ph.D, Chairman dep. Reynir Tómas Geirsson, Prof. Emer. Obstetrics Rögnvaldur G. Gunnarsson, MJur, Philosophy dep. Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir, Ph.D. Psychology Una Strand Viðarsdóttir, Ph.D. Anatomist dep. Stefán Baldursson, Ph.D, Pedagogy Flóki Ásgeirsson, LL.M., Law dep Svala Ísfeld Ólafsdóttir, MA Law Védís Helga Eiríksdóttir, PhD, Public Health dep, Elías Freyr Guðmundsson, M.Sc., biology epidemiology Sigurður Guðmundsson, MD, Ph.D dep. Guðrún V. Skúladóttir, Ph.D Physiology, Henry A. Henrysson, PhD, Philosophy, Ethics dep. Helga Þorbergsdóttir, RN., Community Nursing Vísindasiðanefnd | Borgartún 21- 4. hæð, 105 Reykjavík | vsn@vsn.is | Sími: +354 5517100 | Kennitala: 680800-2510