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Establishing an effective suicide prevention program in your company workplace must be grounded in educating employees to be the eyes and ears for the occupational health nurse or employee assistance coordinator, says the director of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network.
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A jury in Carthage, MO, has ruled against four popcorn factory employees in the third of a series of lawsuits by workers who claim a butter flavoring caused disabling lung injuries.
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Hospital staff nurses who cover shifts during a shortage often find themselves working overtime, too. This combination, a new study concludes, has adverse effects not only on the nurses, but also on their patients.
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Emergency research may raise a number of issues for IRBs that either review such protocols or are asked to assess criteria for emergency room use of an investigational drug or device, experts say.
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IRB Advisor asked IRB and human subjects protection experts from across the nation to discuss the state of human subjects protection regulations and how IRBs are interpreting federal requirements. This article, which is the last in the three-part series, will discuss investigator certification and training.
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At institutions across the country, research administrators now are using Internet-based or local computer software modules to facilitate annual education in human subjects protections for investigators and IRB members.
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A federally funded national clinical trials registry may soon be a reality if the American Medical Association (AMA) and several Democratic senators have their way.
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Senate passes BioShield; $5.6B slated for industry; FDA initiative seeks to speed up approvals; OHRP to require IRB registration.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have adopted new guidelines for the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program, a voluntary program for individual physicians or physician groups that provide care for people with diabetes.
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The e-mail lines have been burning up with postings of letters complaining to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leaders about their plans for reorganization, and specifically, what that reorganization will do to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
