IRB Advisor articles from September 2007

IRB Advisor archives from September 2007

Bioethics training program for Africans helps professionals bring expertise home.
September 1, 2007... Bioethics training program for Africans helps professionals bring expertise home Students include doctors, nurses, others Major corporate research sponsors and large institutional sponsors in the United States increasingly are...

Improve quality control following expert suggestions.
September 1, 2007... Improve quality control following expert suggestions Independent IRB grows with quality One of the most important services an IRB can provide is rapid turnaround on protocol reviews. The next most important service is providing quality...

Heading off headaches with multisite IRB review.
September 1, 2007... Heading off headaches with multisite IRB review Use "pre-conferences" and flexible application templates Reams have been written about the logistical problems of dealing with local IRBs on multisite trials - the delays, the countless...

Consent monitoring proposed to improve informed consent.
September 1, 2007... Consent monitoring proposed to improve informed consent Supporters argue it could decrease IRB burden Many IRBs spend countless hours of review focusing on the consent documents needed for research studies. Are they too technical?...

Preventive misconception: Study shows misunderstanding.
September 1, 2007... Preventive misconception: Study shows misunderstanding Misconception could lead participants to take risks IRBs already are attuned to the dangers of therapeutic misconception, in which research subjects confuse research interventions...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
September 1, 2007... 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...