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26
Mar2009

TN Med School Moves to Eliminate Ethics Department

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26 Mar
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Posted on the IRB Forum
March 1, 2009

To our colleagues in bioethics:

We need your help. We need you to write letters, and we need it fast.

Here at the University of Tennessee medical school, the Dean has informed us that he intends to eliminate our entire department. Last summer he informed our chair, Dr. Terry Ackerman, that he wanted to do this, and now the machinery to effect his plan is in motion.

Earlier today the UT Board of Trustees approved a revised policy for "discontinuing academic units," thereby activating the process in earnest.

A final decision about us will ultimately require the approval of the Chancellor [...] Read more

17
Mar2009

Interview Excerpt: Hard Choices for IRBs: The IRB Third Wave

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17 Mar
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By Andrew Olmstead, director, member services and development, IRBNet

IRBNet, a frequent exhibitor at PRIM&R’s conferences, recently talked with Dr. Greg Koski about his views on critical issues IRBs face today. We have excerpted the beginning of their discussion here, but you can read the complete version by downloading the PDF at the bottom of the post. Please note that the inclusion of this article should not be construed as PRIM&R's endorsement of IRBNet or IRBNet's product.<[...] Read more

5
Mar2009

January Webinar Recap

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Posted by Anne Meade, web and distance education coordinator

On Thursday, January 29, 2009, PRIM&R held a webinar titled Refocusing on IRB’s Crucial Issues: New Year, New Lens. This 90-minute session was presented by Bruce Gordon, MD, chairman of the IRB and professor of Pediatrics at University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Moira Keane, MA, director of the University of Minnesota Research Subjects’ Protection Programs. Ms. Keane and Dr. Gordon presented information on how to take advantage of the flexibility provided in the federal regulations for managing human subjects research programs while maintaining the highest ethical and regulatory standards.

PRIM&[...] Read more