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The GeoSentinel surveillance database was examined to identify patient and travel characteristics associated with the acquisition of malaria. Travel to sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania had the highest relative risk for acquisition of malaria infections. The most common reason for travel among malaria patients was to visit friends and relatives (VFR).
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The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has released an updated set of Human Subject Regulations Decision Charts, which can help IRBs determine whether an activity amounts to human subjects research that falls within the realm of the IRBs review process.
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In a popular music video, the star is shot in one scene, then in the next, a small plastic bandage covers the purported wound as he continues singing with an arrogant swagger into the next verse. Guns and images of violence are popular entertainment in this country featured in the plot lines of popular movies, music videos, TV shows, and video games.
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The Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) trial experience offers clinical trial administrators a firsthand look at how to conduct extensive public education in the absence of individual informed consent.
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Youre all on the same team right? At times it doesnt seem so. Sometimes, the way people look at the IRB process and its documentation is that its just one more hurdle they have to jump through in order to conduct their research, says Sarah Frankel, PhD, education specialist at the Human Studies Committee of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Using visual aids in the informed consent process can significantly improve comprehension of issues such as risks and confidentiality, according to a study of pregnant women in Pune, India.
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The recent warnings that children using certain antidepressants may be at increased risk to become suicidal and charges that previous studies pointing out the problem were kept from public view have reverberated throughout the research community.
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This case primarily deals with the issues of delay in diagnosis and delay in informing the patient of test results and the appropriate diagnosis. Communication with patients is critical and, if not handled properly, can be disastrous.
