IRB Advisor articles from September 2006

IRB Advisor archives from September 2006

IRB director offers guidelines for running a more efficient office.
September 1, 2006... IRB director offers guidelines for running a more efficient office Answer is data, data, data The first step to improving your IRB office's efficiency is to collect data through a software system that will make sense of files and...

Sharing of IRB approvals raises questions, concerns.
September 1, 2006... Sharing of IRB approvals raises questions, concerns OHRP analyst comments on trend As times change and evolve, so do IRBs and, ultimately, IRB guidelines and rules. Lately, the evolution of IRBs can be seen in the trend of an...

SACHRP chair updates <I>IRB Advisor</I> on IRB regulations.
September 1, 2006... SACHRP chair updates IRB Advisor on IRB regulations Ernest Prentice gives Q&A interview [Editor's note: In this question-and-answer interview, Ernest Prentice, PhD, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of...

Ethnography proposals pose problems for IRBs.
September 1, 2006... Ethnography proposals pose problems for IRBs Lack of details or written forms can cause conflict between researchers and IRBs When an IRB considers a proposed study, the devil is in the details: Exactly what are you studying? Exactly...

Dealing with ethnographic issues.
September 1, 2006... Dealing with ethnographic issues If both IRBs and researchers give a little, you can protect subjects and meet the needs of ethnographers When IRBs encounter ethnography proposals, their concerns&mdash;and requests for...

Be creative in seeking out unaffiliated members.
September 1, 2006... Be creative in seeking out unaffiliated members Once you've found them, provide special training and make them feel like part of the group Want to attract and retain good nonscientific, unaffiliated IRB members? Cast your net wider for...

CE/CME Objectives/Questions.
September 1, 2006... 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...