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Only 75% of patients that begin clinical trials for drugs fully complete, according to a recent study by Cutting Edge Information in Research Triangle Park, NC, noting several reasons for this low completion rate.
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In the past few years, Hispanics have become the largest minority group in the United States, numbering nearly 41.3 million in the most recent U.S. Census estimates.
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Particularly at smaller institutions, IRB administrators who also serve as voting members can offer many benefits. They attend and coordinate all meetings, so counting them as members helps the board achieve quorum.
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AHC Medias Hospital Report blog won first place for best blog or commentary at SIPA 2014: Strategies for Growth, the annual conference for specialized information publishers, held June 4-6 in Washington, DC.
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Laura Noll, MS-candidate, LAT, ILAM, research compliance manager at Radford University in Radford, VA, has had to learn ways to get a lot of research compliance work accomplished on a shoestring budget.
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Biorepositories of tissue and blood samples are valuable resources for disease research. When developing the framework for a biorepository, IRBs and researchers must find the right balance of policies and procedures to fit the needs of the institution, ensure patient confidentiality, and fulfill regulatory requirements.
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IRBs continually struggle to find nonaffiliated and nonscientist volunteers to fill the challenging role of IRB member.
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The transition from a paper IRB submission process to an electronic one can be a long and, at times, frustrating journey. The key is to break goals into phases and deal with obstacles as they arise, an expert says.
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For decades, IRBs and ethics panels have lamented the sorry state of informed consent documents.
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Protecting the identities and sensitive information of study subjects is one of the top priorities in research, particularly if a study involves topics that could be damaging to a subjects reputation.
