Library resource guides: ANZCA & FPM CPD Program resources: Reviewer, grant applications

Guide index

Reviewer of grant applications or participation on ethics committee

Formal reviews of research grant applications for a granting body or chair/member of an institutional ethics committee.

Participate in the peer review of an ANZCA research grant application
Participate in a peer review of a NHMRC, ARC or HRC NZ grant application
Participate in an institutional ethics committee

See also: Reviewer/editor of journal for journal editing and review
See also: Professionalism and ethical practice of the CPD for clinical support roles guide

CPD Value: CPD participants may claim this under Knowledge and skills reviewer, grant applications activity.

External resources

ARC: Peer review
Welcome to the ARC Peer Review pages where you will find information and resources to assist you to succeed in producing quality peer review assessments for the ARC National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).
NHMRC: Peer review
National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) peer review process is integral to supporting the best health and medical research in Australia.

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQH).The Australian Open Disclosure Framework [Internet].
The Australian Open Disclosure Framework provides a nationally consistent basis for open disclosure in Australian health care.
Australian Medical Association (AMA): Code of Ethics
The AMA Code of Ethics articulates and promotes a body of ethical principles to guide doctors' conduct in their relationships with patients, colleagues and society.

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Code of Ethics 2004. Editorially Revised 2006. Revised 2016
Harvard: Project Implicit - Harvard implicit association tests
The mission of Project Implicit is to educate the public about bias and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the internet.
How to Review a Grant Proposal in 4 Essential Steps
4 key strategies for fair and effective grant review
MCNZ: Informed consent
Patients are entitled to information about their health and the care they are receiving. This statement outlines what we expect of doctors when helping patients to make an informed decision about their care and treatment.
MCNZ: Professional boundaries
This statement outlines the doctor's responsibility to maintain professional boundaries with patients and covers the inherent power imbalance in the doctor-patient relationship, gifts, bequests and loans, other financial transactions, acting as a representative or enduring power of attorney, and social media.
World Medical Association (WMA): WMA International Code of Medical Ethics [Internet].
The World Medical Association (WMA) has developed the International Code of Medical Ethics as a canon of ethical principles for the members of the medical profession worldwide.

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Adopted by the 3rd General Assembly of the World Medical Association, London, England, October 1949
Revised by the 22nd World Medical Assembly, Sydney, Australia, August 1968,
the 35th World Medical Assembly, Venice, Italy, October 1983,
the 57th WMA General Assembly, Pilanesberg, South Africa, October 2006
and by the 73rd WMA General Assembly, Berlin, Germany, October 2022

2023 Peer Review Manual for Research Applications to the Health Research Council of New Zealand by Health Research Council of New Zealand The 2023 Peer Review Manual has been updated to focus on the overarching principles, roles, and considerations relating to the HRC peer review process. Grant-specific information including assessment processes, eligibility criteria, and assessment criteria are available in the application guidelines for each award type.

Ethics in the Boardroom: A Decision-making Guide for Directors by Australian Institute of Company Directors Ethics in the Boardroom: A Decision-Making Guide for Directors is designed to support directors in considering ethical issues as they discharge their duties.
Publication Date: October 2019
Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia by Medical Board Ahpra Good medical practice (the code) describes what is expected of all doctors registered to practise medicine in Australia. It sets out the principles that characterise good medical practice and makes explicit the standards of ethical and professional conduct expected of doctors by their professional peers and the community.
Publication Date: October 2020
Good Medical Practice [New Zealand] by Medical Council of New Zealand (Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa) A doctor's first concern is to take care of their patient, and to do so with respect, honesty and professionalism. Our "Good Medical Practice" publication sets out the principles and values that define good medical practice, and provides guidance to doctors on the standards we expect of them in all aspects of their professional behaviour.
Publication Date: 1 November 2021

ANZCA & FPM resources

CPD Activity Guide
This guide contains a list of all the activities associated with the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program, as well as links to associated individual activity guides and forms.
ANZCA Grant Applications: Guide to Assessors (2025)
Guidelines covering assessment criteria, the written report and conflicts of interest for ANZCA grant applications assessors.
ANZCA Research Policy
Source documents for this Policy include the Memorandum, Articles of Association and Regulations of the College, the Application Guides and Minutes of Council, Executive and Research Committee meetings
ANZCA: Bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment: policies and resources.
The purpose of this policy is to describe the behaviour expected of all fellows, trainees, specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs) and other volunteers acting on behalf of the college.
PS40(G) Position statement on the relationship between fellows, trainees and the healthcare industry 2012
This policy is intended to assist fellows and trainees of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (“the college”, which includes the Faculty of Pain Medicine), with professional and ethical matters that may arise from involvement with the healthcare industry.

ANZCA: Research Support Toolkit (RSTK)
This in-depth toolkit brings together information resources related to the area of professional research, the research life-cycle and the college resources available to support ANZCA researchers. It offers a primer for emerging investigators and research co-ordinators who would like to know more, and support materials for both new and established researchers.

Project Grant Application Guide 2026 by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Publication Date: 2025

The procedure for the evaluation of ANZCA grant applications is modelled on the NHMRC review process. Each application is assessed by three reviewers, one of whom is a spokesperson appointed from the Research Committee, who have been carefully chosen for their expertise in relation to the particular grant application.