The Medical Ethics Review Board is comprised of experienced people who represent the legally required disciplines.
The Medical Ethics Review Board is comprised of experienced people who represent the legally required disciplines.
This means medical doctors, among which the required discipline paediatrician, methodologists, ethicists and people representing the patients’ perspective. When reviewing clinical research with medicinal product(s) this also includes the disciplines of clinical pharmacologists and hospital pharmacists.
Besides the legally required disciplines, the METc UMCG includes experts in their fields amongst her members, i.e. an expert on food and supplements, an expert on bionanotechnology, a registered nurse, a general practitioner and a psychologist. This broad range of expertise enables the committee to review various kinds of medical scientific research, without having to consult an external expert.
The committee meets in an alternating composition. This means that per meeting a limited number of members is present. The METc meets 3 times a month and every member is generally present 1 time a month. Because of this system the meeting skills are maintained while simultaneously lowering the burden per member as much as possible.
The alternating meeting composition also means that clinical research with medicinal product(s) can be reviewed only during 2 of the 3 meetings. These meetings include one of the clinical pharmacologists and hospital pharmacists. In the calendar (see the Meeting Dates page) the meeting dates are listed and which types of research can be reviewed.
Professor W.A. Kamps, MD PhD is chair of the METc. He was working as professor and paediatrician-oncologist but retired from those tasks.
The members of the committee are listed below per legal discipline.
Dr. S. Aluwini, radiotherapist
Dr. M.L. Duiverman, pulmonay physician
Prof. dr. G.A.P. Hospers, medical oncologist
Dr. M. de Jongste, cardiologist
Prof. dr. J.th.M. Plukker, surgeon
Prof. dr. A.F. Bos, neonatologist
Dr. P.F. van Rheenen, pediatrician
Dr. E.L.M. Maeckelberghe, Associate Professor in Bioethics and Research Ethics
Dr. A.N. Raat, ethicist
Dr. H.C.M.L. Rodrigues, ethicist
Dr. L.A.M. van der Scheer, post-doc researcher
W.B. Bruins, lawyer
W.B. Veen, lawyer
JWP (John) de Vroedt MHA, laywer
Prof. dr. P.M.L.A. van den Bemt, clinical pharmacologist
Dr. M.S. Bolhuis, clinical pharmacologist
Prof. dr. H.J. Lambers Heerspink, clinical pharmacologist / researcher
Dr. M.G.G. Sturkenboom, clinical pharmacologist
Prof. dr. B. Wilffert, clinical pharmacologist
Prof. dr. P.M.L.A. van den Bemt, hospital pharmacist
Dr. M.S. Bolhuis, hospital pharmacist /clinical pharmacologist
Prof. dr. E. van Roon, hospital pharmacist
Dr. M.G.G. Sturkenboom, hospital pharmacist / clinical pharmacologist
Dr. B.Z. Alizadeh, genetic epidemiologist
Dr. H. Groen, assistant professor in Epidemiology
Dr. A.D. Stant, scientific researcher
M.A. Abeln, freelance project supporting activities
W. Hoek, advisor assisted living, healthcare, assistance and wellbeing
Drs. N. van Wijngaarden, member of staff
Dr. M. Althaus, neuropsychologist
Dr. J.H. Annema-de Jong, senior researcher nursing research
Dr. G.W. van Imhoff, hematologist
Prof. dr. J.M.M. Hooymans, opthalmologist (retired)
Prof. dr. C.G.M. Kallenberg, emeritus professor of clincial immunology
Dr. Z.J de Langen, pediatric surgeon (retired)
Prof. dr. P.J.J. Sauer, emeritus professor pediatrics (retired)
Dr. M.J. Siebelink, member of staff
Dr. H.G.O.M. Smid, psychologist
R.A.E. Tooten, BSc, clinical trial specialist
Dr. ir. P.J.F. de Vries, consultant nutrition sciences