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How do you bridge the gap between an IRB that believes all of the work you do is subject to oversight and a faculty that thinks none of it is?
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Five years ago, a panel of researchers and others involved in social and behavioral sciences convened to explore concerns about the scope and effectiveness of IRB review.
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When consultant Jeffrey Cooper talks to IRBs about using the flexibility of federal regulations to change their procedures, he can see that the message doesn't always get through.
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[Editor's note: Valerie Bonham, JD, executive director of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, answers these two questions about the new International Research Panel formed this year by President Barack Obama.]
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Human research protection program staff at the VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, knew there was a problem with the IRB's expedited review process.
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Everyone does more work with less time these days. So how can an IRB make new board member training effective without being time demanding? One IRB has found that the answer is to hold brief educational sessions during its board meetings.
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Adverse drug event (ADE) reporting often is inaccurate, has omissions, and sends unnecessary information to IRBs, an expert says.
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Latex gloves are back on the public agenda.
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Just as hospitals are set to comply with new restrictions on medical resident hours to reduce fatigue, a leading sleep expert is questioning the schedules that could lead to sleep deprivation among practicing surgeons.
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Non-physician staff. Anyone found to be (a) noncompliant with infection control measures (does not wear appropriate personal protective equipment, observe hand hygiene practices, or clean equipment such as stethoscopes as expected) after being asked to do so and pertaining to MDR Ab patients, or (b) uncooperative with monitoring personnel will be sent home immediately.