IRB Advisor articles from November 2007

IRB Advisor archives from November 2007

Best Practices Update: IRB's quality improvement process identifies concerns and fixes problems.
November 1, 2007... Best Practices Update: IRB's quality improvement process identifies concerns and fixes problems QI department is very well organized Quality improvement (QI) is such an important part of the daily work process at one independent,...

IRB's deviation reports increase exponentially, leading to process change.
November 1, 2007... IRB's deviation reports increase exponentially, leading to process change QI staff label deviations according to significance After the FDA in 2000 highlighted the problem of investigators inadequately reporting protocol deviations,...

Institution's QI form serves as educational tool for PIs.
November 1, 2007... Institution's QI form serves as educational tool for PIs It helps in identifying strengths, weaknesses Education is the foundation of quality improvement, which is why one IRB's main educational tool for investigators is an on-line...

Reporting results from biomonitoring studies.
November 1, 2007... Reporting results from biomonitoring studies What should subjects be told about exposures? Biomonitoring—measuring levels of environmental toxins in biological samples taken from volunteers—is an important tool in public...

Decision aids in clinical trials can enhance informed consent.
November 1, 2007... Decision aids in clinical trials can enhance informed consent Tools help match decisions to subjects' values As research participants confront ever more-complicated clinical trials, they also encounter longer, more complex consent...

2007 Salary Survey Results: Good IRB professionals are hard to find.
November 1, 2007... 2007 Salary Survey Results Good IRB professionals are hard to find Institutions increasingly looking for advanced degrees Experienced and educated IRB professionals are in a very good position this year to command top salaries and...

CE/CME questions.
November 1, 2007... CE/CME questions When conducting a quality improvement process to reduce the number of protocol deviations reported to an IRB, which of the following is a good first step to take? *Look at the study populations involved and develop a way...