IRB Advisor – November 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
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All IRBs should prepare for possible disaster interruptions
IRB directors who think their areas are safe from natural disasters should think again. Some U.S. IRBs learned the hard way that even in non-coastal cities and areas they can find their IRB offices underwater. Or they could experience earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and fires. And any research institution and IRB is at risk of an epidemic that leaves them short-staffed. -
Research institution's QI checklist aids process
When IRBs and research organizations' quality improvement offices work together, the net effect is a more thorough and efficient human subjects research process, experts say. -
Best Practices Spotlight: Give IRB staff & members Rules of Review refresher
IRB offices might improve their staff and IRB members' training and education if they provide an occasional refresher course on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for the Conduct of Research Involving Human Subjects, also known as the Rules of Review. -
IRB, researchers team up on card study review
Practice-based researchers have long complained that IRBs don't understand their work, which is based in physicians' practices and often consists of low-risk activities such as chart reviews and surveys. -
Measuring misconception in clinical trials
Therapeutic misconception in clinical trials continues to be a significant concern for researchers and IRBs. Studies have shown that misunderstandings persist about the therapeutic value of research interventions among participants and even among research staff. -
Ask 2-4U: Expert tips on preventing persistent IC problems
[Editor's note: Wendy Lloyd, LPN, CCRP, CIP, regulatory affairs and compliance specialist, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, has compiled a list of frequent audit findings of the informed consent document process. She answers questions for IRB Advisor about these findings in this question and answer session.]