IRB Advisor articles from May 2009

IRB Advisor archives from May 2009

Hard times: How IRBs can cut costs without sacrificing service.
May 1, 2009... Hard times: How IRBs can cut costs without sacrificing service Charge fees, cut paper use, reduce overhead [Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part series on how IRBs can cut costs during these lean budget times. States are...

Oversight IRB helps resolve issues.
May 1, 2009... Oversight IRB helps resolve issues Committee provides networking, education Large research institutions can improve IRB consistency, education, and networking by establishing an oversight board that will bring IRB chairs together at...

Ask2-4U: Training day: Recognize cultural differences.
May 1, 2009... Training day: Recognize cultural differences Effort includes 'one-on-one' training Patricia MacCubbin, MS, executive director of research conduct and special advisor to the vice chancellor for research at the City University of New...

IRB members: It takes all types for all boards.
May 1, 2009... IRB members: It takes all types for all boards Continuing education is key IRBs have to adhere to regulations on diversifying their board memberships, but specifically finding the appropriate expertise for any particular meeting and...

IOM panel finds HIPAA, health research a bad fit.
May 1, 2009... IOM panel finds HIPAA, health research a bad fit Recommends sweeping changes to handling privacy An Institute of Medicine committee has proposed a bold solution to the vexing problem of trying to conduct healthcare research under the...

IRBs can take steps now to protect patient privacy.
May 1, 2009... IRBs can take steps now to protect patient privacy Liability protection, breach notification Doubtless, few IRBs are holding their collective breaths waiting for a massive overhaul of privacy provisions in health research. And even the...

Ethical use of emergency exceptions to consent.
May 1, 2009... Ethical use of emergency exceptions to consent New guidance pending to help IRBs, researchers Is reluctance to permit exceptions from informed consent in emergency research (EICER) preventing important studies from moving forward? ...

An EICER guide for IRBs.
May 1, 2009... An EICER guide for IRBs Community consultation is key When looking at a study that would involve the use of the exception from informed consent for emergency research (EICER), IRBs first should consider whether the exception is...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
May 1, 2009... CNE/CME objectives The CNE/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...