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IRB staff professionals need a greater breadth of knowledge and training now than they might have a decade ago, which is why one HRPP recently created a more comprehensive educational program that also offers greater autonomy to staff.
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Just as companies are offering whole genome sequencing to individuals, companies are offering to sequence their microbiomes and determine how they compare to others.
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The Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourage the use of the central IRB model to increase the efficiency and quality of multisite trials.
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The Office for Human Research Protections' 2014 Edition of International Compilation of Human Research Standards is available with hundreds of updates and three additional nations, including Cameroon, Mozambique, and Zambia.
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In their search for ways to improve informed consent, IRBs and the research community have used illustrations, different sizes and styles of fonts, simple language, videos, interactive displays, and other innovative methods.
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A large health system IRB found that incomplete study submissions were clogging up the IRB review system, resulting in long waits up to three months for approval.
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