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The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) of Bethesda, MD, established several years ago the role of research subject advocates (RSAs) for the purpose of providing an additional level of monitoring for research projects involving human subjects.
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The four-year-old Goodwyn IRB of Cincinnati has a unique challenge when its time for the board to meet and discuss protocols because the members are scientific and ethical experts who are spread out across North America.
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The four-year-old Goodwyn IRB of Cincinnati has a unique challenge when its time for the board to meet and discuss protocols because the members are scientific and ethical experts who are spread out across North America.
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One of the major fraud prevention efforts over the past decade has been the development and publication of compliance program guidance (CPG) for various aspects of the health care industry. Most recently, we have seen this effort with respect to the pharmaceutical industry and a focus on its relationship to health care providers.
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As long as local protocols continue to enroll subjects and collect data, they must submit to annual reviews by the institutional review board. But what happens once the study concludes, enrollment is closed, and all data are collected? What obligation does the IRB have to continue monitoring the study?
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Question: Should an IRB have a conflict of interest (COI) policy? If so, what should be in it?
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"EMTALA: The Essential Guide to Compliance" from Thomson American Health Consultants, publisher of "Psychiatric Medicine Reports," explains how the changes to EMTALA will affect the delivery of care.
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There is little attention paid to hormone changes in the male life cycle and how they relate emotional health. Most health care professionals are familiar with low testosterone affecting libido and sexual performance. However, few clinicians have an understanding of how testosterone levels may effect moods and behavior. Furthermore, little is known of the phenomenon of andropause. With an aging population and male patients becoming more open to receiving psychiatric intervention, this is an issue providers are more likely to encounter. Also of concern are the high rates of successful suicides in older men.
