IRB Advisor – January 1, 2011
January 1, 2011
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Medical librarians can be a bridge between IRBs and researchers
An IRB looking to recruit a good non-scientist to the board may have to look no further than its own institution's medical library. -
Start-up consultations improve site compliance
Researchers often criticize IRBs and see them as barriers to research. -
Facebook research poses unique ethical concerns
Researchers might find it tempting to collect data for socio-behavioral studies from social websites like Facebook. Their appeal is having fairly easy access and viewing a broad range of behavioral information. -
Privacy issues when reviewing sensitive work
IRBs at academic research centers often review international infectious diseases research that can raise red flags regarding privacy, confidentiality, and vulnerability. -
Revised GPP guidelines improve user engagement
IRBs dealing with international or high-risk research can find some guidance on how to handle all stakeholders in studies in the recently-revised Good Participatory Practice Guidelines for Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials (GPP). -
A closer look at 'incidental findings'
As more sophisticated imaging technologies are used in research, investigators and IRBs must grapple with an unintended side effect an increase in incidental findings (IF), or new health data unrelated to the study that is revealed about participants. -
Helping researchers with a tough topic
Recruiting patients for Phase I oncology studies which are unlikely to provide therapeutic benefit to participants and which carry the risk of significant side effects raises unique issues in informed consent. -
2010 Salary Survey Results: IRBs ride out tough times, see hope for turnaround
As institutions continue to weather the economic downturn, the toll on IRB offices is showing. The trends of previous years fewer raises, more job cuts, increasing workloads continued in 2010, according to responses to IRB Advisor's annual Salary Survey.