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The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) recently released guidance for IRBs and investigators on how to deal with the new Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 protects Americans against discrimination in employment and health insurance coverage based on genetic information.
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The General Accounting Office (GAO) report on the IRB system's vulnerabilities doesn't just criticize the individual IRBs targeted by the investigation.
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The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Projection Programs (AAHRPP) of Washington, DC, has found in an ongoing study that federal investigators find fewer problems in studies conducted at AAHRPP-accredited organizations.
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The University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, has developed a program that serves as a dual-purpose human subjects research educational program, helping both doctoral students and experienced research professors and others.
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When they set out to create a research network to conduct clinical trials in the psychiatric care of children and adolescents, researchers at Duke University's Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) knew IRB issues would play a major role.
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A significant minority of IRBs at some of the nation's biggest medical institutions lack sufficient procedures to determine when IRB members have industry relationships that could pose a conflict in their work.
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In trying to streamline the IRB process, institutions should look to other industries as an example, says David Dilts, PhD, director of the Center for Management Research in Healthcare at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
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IRBs often seek new members who are experienced scientists, professors, and medical doctors. But they might be missing an opportunity to educate and engage young scientists by overlooking that pool of potential ethics board members.
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Electronic IRB submission technology can be of great use to even small research institutions, once it's integrated with existing technology.