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As IRBs prepare for their first accreditation surveys or consider the pros and cons of applying for accreditation, some who have gone through it say that preparation can be its own reward.
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When IRB members and investigators discuss potential risks and benefits, they typically break down the benefits into two categories: individual and societal. But there is a third category that should be considered for some research projects: community.
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U.S. human research funding has a global reach. Each year, millions of dollars, both public and private, go to institutions conducting human subjects research outside this country.
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One of the keys to successful surveys is to spend time, sometimes as much as a year, preparing for the process. Here are some tips from IRB officials who have either been through the process or who have begun it, as well as from other experts, on how to best prepare for an accreditation survey.
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IRBs that are not quite ready to apply for an accreditation might take advantage of a free quality improvement (QI) program established by the Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) in Rockville, MD.
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IRB approval of human-subject study protocols may be insufficient to truly protect research participants and the integrity of the investigators, particularly when an outside corporation sponsors the trial, a new study by researchers at Durham, NC-based Duke University claims.
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Fee-based on-line consultations come with additional risks, according to the eRisk Working Group on Healthcare, a consortium of professional liability carriers, medical societies and state board representatives.
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The SCPIE Companies, an insurer in Los Angeles, recently offered its own advice on reducing the risk of e-mail communication in health care.
