IRB Advisor articles from August 2007

IRB Advisor archives from August 2007

Katrina two years later: What have we actually learned?
August 1, 2007... Katrina two years later: What have we actually learned? New Orleans IRBs hold lessons about disaster preparedness Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and caused a mass evacuation of New Orleans, research...

Disaster management tips from the front lines.
August 1, 2007... Disaster management tips from the front lines Technology, regulatory agencies can help during a disaster While a devastating Category 5 hurricane may not be a realistic threat to your IRB's operations, there are still a number of...

Nurses can add ethical focus to IRB deliberations.
August 1, 2007... Nurses can add ethical focus to IRB deliberations Researcher, IRB chair say adding one won't do the trick For years, IRBs have been urged to improve the diversity of their memberships by adding unaffiliated and nonscientist members; the...

IRB administrator revises IC policies & procedures.
August 1, 2007... IRB administrator revises IC policies & procedures Interests of reading and hearing-impaired included Very few informed consent policies are extensive enough to convince one IRB director that the protections are extended to everyone who...

"Minimal risk" poses ethical issues to IRB, investigators.
August 1, 2007... "Minimal risk" poses ethical issues to IRB, investigators Expert discusses interpretation problems The federal regulations leave the job of interpreting "minimal risk" up to IRBs, which can lead to challenges for ethics boards and...

Institution establishes best practices for IRB, research.
August 1, 2007... Institution establishes best practices for IRB, research Policies are continually revised and improved For many IRB offices, it's difficult to find time to handle the daily ethics review work, and so revising policies and implementing...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
August 1, 2007... 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...