IRB Advisor – August 1, 2007
August 1, 2007
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Katrina two years later: What have we actually learned?
Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and caused a mass evacuation of New Orleans, research institutions in the city are still recovering. -
Disaster management tips from the front lines
While a devastating Category 5 hurricane may not be a realistic threat to your IRB's operations, there are still a number of disaster scenarios that could cause evacuations and region-wide disruptions in communications everything from earthquakes and flooding to potential Sept. 11-style terrorist attacks. -
Nurses can add ethical focus to IRB deliberations
For years, IRBs have been urged to improve the diversity of their memberships by adding unaffiliated and nonscientist members; the theory being that lay members bring a greater emphasis on the subject's perspective, and can more easily ensure that subjects understand informed consent. -
IRB administrator revises IC policies & procedures
Very few informed consent policies are extensive enough to convince one IRB director that the protections are extended to everyone who might be asked to participate in a study. -
"Minimal risk" poses ethical issues to IRB, investigators
The federal regulations leave the job of interpreting "minimal risk" up to IRBs, which can lead to challenges for ethics boards and investigators. -
Institution establishes best practices for IRB, research
For many IRB offices, it's difficult to find time to handle the daily ethics review work, and so revising policies and implementing new policies can be a difficult challenge.