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Final Common Rule Compliance Date Set
The revised Common Rule has been issued in final form, with IRBs allowed to use three “burden-reducing” provisions to prepare for a Jan. 21, 2019, compliance date.
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Researcher Explains How Data Sets Can Affect Study Privacy
Human subjects research increasingly involves the use of large data sets that allow analysts to drill down to the most specific of details from healthcare records or other databases. This creates challenges in ethical data analysis and information privacy.
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Unresolved Issues With 'Right to Try'
New York University School of Medicine Working Group on Compassionate Use and Pre-Approval Access recently issued a statement that cited unresolved issues on the federal Right to Try law.
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Right to Try Law in Regulatory Limbo
The new Right to Try law has been dogged by implementation questions and remains in regulatory limbo.
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Shared Decision-making Is ‘Moral Imperative’ Despite Challenges in ED
Shared decision-making is an important concept for patient autonomy, but how does it play out in the unique ED setting?
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Study: Less Money Spent on End-of-Life Care for Rural Medicare Patients
Medicare expenditures are lower for rural beneficiaries with cancer than urban beneficiaries, found a recent study.
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Nurses Report Barriers to Involving Family Caregivers
Patient care demands, the professional practice environment, and lack of resources hindered nursing family caregiver involvement, found a recent survey of 374 critical care nurses.
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Education Needs Still Unmet for Family Presence During Resuscitation
Critical care nurses’ needs for education on family presence during resuscitation are not being met, found a recent survey of 395 critical care nurses.
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Novel Training Program Pairs Clinicians With Chaplains
Patients’ spiritual needs often go unaddressed due to providers’ lack of prioritization, time, and training. A novel training program pairs clinicians and chaplains.
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Proposed Model Ethics Curriculum Developed for Dermatology Residency
Standardized methods to teach ethics skills in dermatology residencies are currently unavailable. A recent paper offers a model curriculum.