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Working with different central IRBs and using different models has created some confusion for local IRBs.
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The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) is moving in some new directions as Elyse I. Summers, JD, president and chief executive officer, celebrates her first anniversary with the organization.
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How investigators report serious adverse events (SAEs) can be subject to gray zones. Answers are not always a clear yes or no.
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Research institutions sometimes struggle with retaining experienced IRB members as the workload can be significant and there are so many competing duties and projects for these scientists, professors, bioethicists, and other professionals.
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The 21st century IRB office is run by professional-level staff more than in previous years. While 30 years ago an IRB could rely on a long-time employee who had experience without credentials, this model is becoming rare.
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Small IRBs often have a resource dilemma: How do you help the IRB improve consistency and quality of reviews when staffing is limited?
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Protocol review consistency is a hot topic as IRBs, research organizations, and investigators struggle with balancing quality and efficiency in the review process.
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The 2011 changes to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Health Service (PHS) regulations for reporting investigator conflicts of interest may still be causing confusion for researchers and IRBs.
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The CureTogether website allows participants to log in anonymously to answer questions about diseases or conditions they may have and the various treatments they have used, along with the effectiveness of those treatments.
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Here, a person can purchase a testing kit, submit a saliva sample, and access a secure online report regarding his or her genotype that links results to research about disease risks, carrier risks, physical traits and drug responses. For an additional fee, the customer also can explore his or her ancestry and even link up with other customers whose DNA closely matches theirs.