IRB Advisor – May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
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After breach of personal, private health information: How do you respond?
In this digital age, a breach of personal data about clients or customers is the nightmare scenario for any business, conjuring specters of identity theft and public relations woes. -
Advance directives could guide research decisions for those with dementia
When research calls for recruiting patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, it's often hard to know whether patients would want to participate had they been able to make the decision themselves. -
Translational science consortium sets out to improve IRB process
A new consortium of research institutions is seeking to transform the process of translational research, in hopes of progressing more efficiently from scientific breakthrough to patient treatment. -
Non-punitive post-IRB approval monitoring program emphasizes education
When research officials at the University of Virginia of Charlottesville, VA, began to ask what happens to a study once it's approved by the IRB, the answer became a new program: a post-IRB approval compliance monitoring and education program. -
When rolling out new forms, try this IRB's 'no-complaint' tactics
IRB policies and forms often need to be updated and revised as human subjects research rules and regulations evolve. -
Investigators hold less favorable views of IRB than do research assistants
An anonymous survey of investigators, research administrators, and project managers found that principal investigators and co-investigators tend have a less favorable impression of IRBs and IRB staff than do the research assistants and project managers.