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Overhauling processes is a major HRPP challenge
IRBs have accumulated a lot of responsibilities and processes over the years, and some of it is not necessary or not really part of the IRB’s role, experts say.
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Using QI to improve electronic and other systems or processes
Many IRBs have had quality improvement processes and electronic IRB systems in place for a number of years now, but are they working optimally?
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Here’s a short version of the criteria for approval
Title 45, part 46.111 of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Protection of Human Subjects, revised in 2009, contains a very short, but important list of criteria for IRB approval of research.
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VoICE Project fills education gap in informed consent process
Research institutions should make certain the responsibility for a successful informed consent process is primarily that of the researcher and not the potential participant.
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Strategies for providing IC to very large subject pools
Newborn blood-sample screening has been going on for decades, but ethical considerations have evolved in recent years, and this is changing research informed consent.
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Spring clean IRB reviews by focusing on review criteria
As IRB workloads shift to summer schedules, it’s a good time to assess whether boards are staying on mission focus, an IRB chair suggests.
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Here are a few risk-benefit examples
As IRBs debate and consider how to assess risks and benefits in research, here are a couple of examples of cases where IRBs made controversial and sometimes opposing decisions.
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Dig deep when analyzing risks and benefits
When IRBs and investigators deal with risks, they should identify reasonably foreseeable risks and have reasonable precautions to prevent harm.
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Top IRB findings during accreditation site visits
IRBs and human subjects research protection programs continue to find concerns during site visits in the accreditation process.
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AAHRPP findings reveal issues IRBs need to address
Each year, human subjects protection programs worldwide prepare for accreditation, making changes and improving processes. Which problems crop up most frequently?