TAG ARCHIVES FOR IRB

19
Sep2012

This week, we sat down with Elisa Hurley, PRIM&R’s education director and presenter of last week’s Research Ethics Beyond Respect, Beneficence, and Justice webinar. We discussed what it takes to do research ethics well, ways to become involved in human subjects protections, and key resources in the field.

Alexandra Shlimovich (AS): What does someone need to understand to do research ethics well?
Elisa Hurley (EH): I come at this question from the perspective of someone who teaches research ethics, and not [...] Read more

28
Aug2012

Marcia Ellis, chair of the Board of Directors of The Women’s Collective and an HIV/AIDS advocate, lent her perspective to the Living Room Conversation titled In Their Own Voices: What Do Research Subjects Have to Say About Informed Consent at the 2011 Advancing Ethical Research Conference.

In this excerpt, she laments the complexity of the informed consent form—an ongoing issue in the field of human subjects protections. What initiatives has your institution undertaken to increase the accessibility of these forms?  We welcome you to share in the [...] Read more

3
Aug2012

Welcome to another installment of our featured member profiles where we will continue to introduce you to more of our members—individuals who work to advance ethical research on a daily basis. Please read on to learn more about their professional experiences, how membership helps connect them to a larger community, and what goes on behind-the-scenes in their lives!
 
Today we’d like to introduce [...] Read more

26
Jul2012

Welcome to another installment of our featured member profiles where we will continue to introduce you to more of our members—individuals who work to advance ethical research on a daily basis. Please read on to learn more about their professional experiences, how membership helps connect them to a larger community, and what goes on behind-the-scenes in their lives!

Today we’d like to introduce you to Darcy Hammar, institutional review board (IRB) manager at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Annapolis, MD.

When and why did you join the field?

28
Jun2012

Welcome to another installment of our featured member profiles, where we will continue to introduce you to our members—individuals who work to advance ethical research on a daily basis. Please read on to learn more about their professional experiences, how membership helps them connect to a larger community, and what goes on behind the scenes in their lives!

Today we’d like to introduce you to Helen [...] Read more