IRB Advisor articles from March 2008

IRB Advisor archives from March 2008

Internet research raises unique ethical concerns for IRBs.
March 1, 2008... Internet research raises unique ethical concerns for IRBs Consider the public nature of web, as well as information security Over the past decade, the Internet has become an invaluable tool for researchers, linking colleagues across...

Internet guideline defines research, explores issues.
March 1, 2008... Internet guideline defines research, explores issues Consider guideline a "living document" When Sarah Fowler-Dixon, PhD, an education specialist in Washington University's Human Research Protection Office, began a project to develop...

Video poses confidentiality and consent challenges.
March 1, 2008... Video poses confidentiality and consent challenges Videotaping subjects may require extra safeguards Videography can be a useful data collection tool in research, giving researchers access to information - records of events, subtle...

Research project developed active, engaged consumer advisory board.
March 1, 2008... Research project developed active, engaged consumer advisory board CAB helped with recruitment, IC issues When a Boston, MA, research team decided to study HIV/AIDS prevention among the mentally ill, a group that is particularly...

Revisit your conflict of interest policies to ensure comprehensive coverage.
March 1, 2008... Revisit your conflict of interest policies to ensure comprehensive coverage MDs say COI indiscretions happen IRBs and research institutions occasionally should revisit their conflict of interest policies and update them to make certain...

Best Practices Report: Improve orientation, training.
March 1, 2008... Best Practices Report: Improve orientation, training Improve your IRB's orientation & continuing education for members Columbia University's IRB offers tips It might take an individual IRB member from six months to a year to...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
March 1, 2008... 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...