IRB Advisor – January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
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Demands to Stop Controversial Work Trials
Refuting that it gave a green light to “highly unethical” research, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education won't rescind waivers of 2011 duty-hour requirements for physician training.
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In their own words: Docs describe extended hours
How do physicians on the frontlines feel about the ongoing debate about their working hours? Here are some of the comments to a recent Washington Post article on the issue by people identifying themselves as physicians.
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Lean thinking can be well-suited for IRB office
The philosophy of Lean thinking and processes has branched from manufacturing and business into healthcare over the years, and now some IRB offices are finding that these types of continuous improvement processes work well when used to create greater efficiencies in the human research protection world.
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Strategies for establishing collaborative IRB review
Some research institutions are not waiting for the changes to IRB review suggested by the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and have already been developing models for collaborative review.
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Sample items from an IRB authorization agreement
The University of Pennsylvania developed an IRB of record relying site division of responsibility form that outlines what each IRB involved in the collaboration and authorization agreement will do.
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IRB turns pediatric assent into video game
A children’s hospital’s human research protection program developed a video game to obtain assent from pediatric patients.
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Staffing remains a big issue for IRBs in 2016
The job market for experienced and credentialed IRB directors and staff remains high as 2016 begins, but IRB offices continue to cope with increasing workloads and understaffing.