IRB Advisor – February 1, 2011
February 1, 2011
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Put 'painful details' into IRB documentation, experts say
IRBs often do a good, or at least adequate, job of maintaining required documentation for studies they review, but there are several key documentation areas in which many IRBs need to improve, according to experts. -
Best practices to engender a more balanced IRB input
IRBs should work to create balanced IRB discussions and ensure cooperation between members of diverse backgrounds. -
Use researcher feedback to improve IRB turnaround
IRBs can learn a great deal from each other. One research institution's hard-earned lesson and resolution can be another organization's best practices. -
Multiple IRBs, HIPAA concerns hamper project
When a group of researchers set out to study effective ways to screen HMO members for substance abuse problems and to refer them for treatment, they expected that sensitive topic would require strict confidentiality measures. -
Study: subjects want chemical test results
When and how to release biomarker results is complicated issue for researchers, IRBs -
Depression can affect patient's understanding of informed consent
Patients hospitalized with depression may need extra help understanding the informed consent process for research, due to cognitive impairments that affect their ability to understand information being given to them about a study. -
IRB News
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has posted its updated and finalized guidance on the IRB continuing review process.