IRB Advisor articles from April 2006

IRB Advisor archives from April 2006

Mission Creep: Is it leading IRBs astray?
April 1, 2006... Mission Creep: Is it leading IRBs astray? White paper makes case that IRBs have gone too far afield Social behavioral scientists says IRB overreach is stifling research Editor's Note: This month's issue of IRB Advisor contains a...

USC booklet provides answers about human subjects research.(Reprint)
April 1, 2006... USC booklet provides answers about human subjects research The University of Southern California's Office for the Protection of Research Subjects provides tips on how to identify human research studies in its booklet, "Is Your Project Human...

Mission Creep: Is it leading IRBs astray? Are marginal research activities clogging IRBs?
April 1, 2006... Mission Creep: Is it leading IRBs astray? Are marginal research activities clogging IRBs? Expert discusses worst-case scenarios Mission creep among IRB work occurs when research institutions and IRBs permit fear of missing...

Mission creep: Is it leading IRBs astray? How much oversight for QI activities?
April 1, 2006... Mission creep: Is it leading IRBs astray? How much oversight for QI activities? Expert offers suggestions for handling issue The problem of how to handle quality improvement (QI) projects resulted in a research project that...

Tailoring IRB software to different sized institutions.
April 1, 2006... Tailoring IRB software to different sized institutions Third Sky has options for small, large IRBs The software demands of smaller IRBs and larger ones can be very different, and it's hard to meet everybody's needs with a single...

Regional consortium gives IRBs venue for information.
April 1, 2006... Regional consortium gives IRBs venue for information St. Louis-area IRBs discuss common issues Four times a year, staff and board members from IRBs around the St. Louis area get together to talk about the issues that concern them, in...

CE/CME Objectives/Questions.
April 1, 2006... CE/CME Objectives The CE/CME objectives for IRB Advisor are to help physicians and nurses be able to: *establish clinical trial programs using accepted ethical principles for human subject protection; *apply the mandated...