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The continuing publicity surrounding both ever increasing public financial support for clinical research and claims of improper human research activities has led to calls for additional oversight of the clinical research enterprise.
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The proposal for the study, A Multicenter, Randomized Dose Response Study of the Safety, Clinical and Immune Responses of DryVax Vaccine Administered to Children 2 to 5 Years of Age, provides the following details.
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Recently updated guidelines for human subjects biomedical research highlight the international research communitys concerns that studies conducted in poor nations may give too little attention to the health and well-being of participants who have few options and fewer medical resources.
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In an interview with IRB Advisor, Greg Koski talks about the initiatives launched and the success realized during his time as director of the Office for Human Research Protections.
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The 10-page human subjects consent form proposed for the Dryvax vaccination study of children, ages 2 to 5, has a number of flaws, according to the IRBs and experts who have reviewed the study proposal and consent form.
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Once a final decision is made regarding some proposed research involving very young children and an older smallpox vaccine, there could be long-term repercussions for IRBs nationwide.
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Brown County General Hospital more than doubled its upfront cash collections over the past year by offering incentives to both registrars and their bosses, says Barb Dailey, patient access director at the Georgetown, OH, facility.
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Thinking about ways to recruit access personnel and to give them the extensive education they need to do the job, Pam Partlow, RN, manager of central scheduling and registration at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, had an inspiration that led to a solution for both problems.
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When Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth received the Ohio Award for Excellence (OAE) in September 2002, indications are that it had a lot to do with the hospitals proactive registration and central scheduling department.
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CDC recommends use of alcohol hand rubs; Promotion of events on patient education; Share your success stories.