Institutional Review Board: Member Handbook
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ISBN: 0763780006 / Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, May 2010
This third edition of a pocket (4x7.5") guide for institutional review board (IRB) members includes...
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This third edition of a pocket (4x7.5") guide for institutional review board (IRB) members includes new chapters describing IRB review options and discussing IRB member conflict of interest. The background section of the book offers a brief history of the IRB system and reviews principles of the Belmont Report and the IRB review categories. Next, tasks related to the full-committee meeting are described, with chapters on reviewing a new research proposal, the consent process, protocol revisions, and adverse event reporting. Problems and related issues are examined, such as regulatory issues of research involving prisoners. A resource section provides ethical codes, US government regulations, international guidelines, and lists of books, periodicals, selected publications, and organizations. Amdur teaches radiation oncology at the University of Florida. Bankert is assistant provost at Dartmouth College. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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