IRB Advisor articles from October 2005

IRB Advisor archives from October 2005

Many quality improvement studies are research needing IRB review.
October 1, 2005... Many quality improvement studies are research needing IRB review Human subject QI projects may require IRB oversight The line between quality improvement (QI) activities, which are intended to improve health care within an institution,...

Deceiving subjects - What's an IRB to do?
October 1, 2005... Deceiving subjects — What's an IRB to do? Develop guidelines for researchers Deception has long been a tool of investigators conducting social and behavioral research. Subjects agreeing to a study may not know exactly what it is...

Does records scanning violate patient privacy?
October 1, 2005... Does records scanning violate patient privacy? Some argue it actually protects patients As technological advancements make it possible to quickly and easily scan large numbers of medical records to conduct research, there is increasing...

JCAHO, NCQA dissolve accrediting body.
October 1, 2005... JCAHO, NCQA dissolve accrediting body Effort never caught on among key stakeholders With only nine organizations receiving accreditation through its Partnership for Human Research Protection (PHRP), the Joint Commission on...

News Briefs.
October 1, 2005... HHS encourages obesity research A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that deaths due to poor diet and physical inactivity rose by 33% over the past decade and soon may overtake tobacco as the leading...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
October 1, 2005... CE/CME objectives For more information on this program, contact customer service at (800) 688-2421; e-mail: ahc.customerservice@thomson.com. The CE/CME objectives for IRB Advisor are to help physicians and nurses be able to: ...