Human subjects research has long been plagued by racial inequality. While flagrant abuses have been curtailed, disparities have, unfortunately, persisted. Read more
30Jun2020
24Jun2020
Cross-Post: Clinical Trials For COVID-19 – Populations Most Vulnerable To COVID-19 Must Be Included
Tags:
24 Jun
No comments
For COVID-19 clinical trials, we advise researchers to give careful thought to trials’ inclusion and exclusion criteria, make sure people are aware of and invited to participate in trials when eligible, ensure that those eligible to participate have access to studies where they live or get their care, and minimize participation burden. This piece first appeared in Health Affairs and has been cross-posted with permission. Read more
18Jun2020
AER19 Blog Squad: More than IRB Review – Defining and Delineating IRB and HRPP Roles
Tags:
18 Jun
No comments
"Protecting human subjects is more than IRB review." The 2019 Advancing Ethical Research Conference session "Use It or Lose It- Recalibrating and Re-Engineering the HRPP/IRB Office in Response to the Changing Regulatory Climate" began with a statement we HRPP professionals know, but sometimes need to hear as a reminder to advocate for the needs of both the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and IRB Office. The lines often blur between the roles of the HRPP and those of the IRB, and for the most part our jobs involve responsibilities that cover both. Read more
11Jun2020
When I started my research career back in 2004, I was working in the biggest trauma center in the Atlanta area, Grady Healthcare System. I had arrived in the country under a work visa to help with the Department of Orthopaedics' clinical trials. I remember the nervousness of speaking to potential study participants because I was not only new to clinical research, having only done chart review projects in the past, I was also new in America and America’s history of research with minorities. Now, after all these years working as a research coordinator and IRB professional, and living in the United States for more than 15 years, I know how important it is to rebuild trust and increase minority participation in research to ensure not only that we are doing quality studies, but also that we help in diminishing the social injustices our communities still undergo today. Read more
8Jun2020
The current pandemic, like all public health crises, forces us to confront difficult questions about how best to find cures or treatments for a disease that is rapidly taking many lives. Although some may argue that the extreme nature of our current circumstances requires throwing out our prior ethical assumptions, we could not disagree more. Adhering to long-established and widely accepted principles of human research ethics must remain an essential component of our efforts to combat COVID-19. Read more
28May2020
Researchers in the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health invite IRB members to participate in a short study related to pediatric research ethics. The purpose of the study is to explore and compare the views of members of the general public and the views of members of IRBs on various types of medical research with children. The information collected is intended to inform how IRBs evaluate the ethical acceptability of proposed medical research in the future. Read more