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Protecting Research Data in the Digital Age
The increasing array of devices and systems to access, store, and transfer research data calls for diligence and common sense to prevent breaches. How seriously is the research community taking this threat? The National Institutes of Health has essentially hired hackers to constantly probe and test its database for the All of Us genome research project.
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Is ‘Informed Consent’ an Oxymoron?
A study asking readers to consent to a short form containing only the key information about the research resulted in suboptimal comprehension, suggesting participants only skimmed through it or skipped it outright.
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OHRP Holds Workshop on ‘Pervasive’ Data
The unprecedented level of digital data available across an expanding electronic landscape poses complex challenges for IRBs as they attempt to provide ethical insight and ensure participant privacy. Some of these data are collected in clinical care, but the public also is generating data through health monitoring devices, GPS location systems, social media, and information collected and shared on mobile apps.
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Hospital Fined $74k in Flu Shot Religious Exemption Case
As more facilities go to mandatory vaccination policies, infection preventionists must clarify what exceptions are allowed and under what conditions.
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Focus on the Differences Between IRBs and HRPPs
As research institutions move toward a single IRB model and more studies are deemed exempt, there is a greater need for all stakeholders to understand the differences between an IRB and a human research protection program.
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Single IRB Common Rule Changes Arrive in January
Academic institutions are grappling with ensuring their IRBs are prepared for the January 2020 deadline to move multisite research to a single IRB. This deadline looms over all policy and procedural changes.
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Child Deaths Spur Flu Vaccination Urgency
Public health officials are underscoring the tragedy of severe influenza infections and deaths in children, adding a palpable sense of urgency for immunization in an era when some parents are suspicious of vaccine efficacy and safety.
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CDC: Flu Vaccination Can Keep You out of the Hospital, Morgue
Given the nation’s antivaccine movement and the annual safety myths and efficacy quibbles about the seasonal influenza vaccine, public health officials are keeping it simple this year: A flu shot can keep you out of the hospital and the morgue.
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Controversial ‘Public Charge’ Rule Sparks Ethical Outcry
According to the rule, using public benefits, including Medicaid, may affect individuals’ ability to enter the United States or adjust to legal permanent resident status.
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Spreading the Word About Ethics Is Challenging
Cases may involve conflicts between the family and clinicians, confusion over the decision-making process, moral distress, or all these factors and more. Still, no ethics consult may ever happen. Sometimes, it is because clinicians have no idea ethics services exist at the organization.