July 8, 2015

IRB Template for Minimal Risk Consent

Remember that the Social/Behavioral consent template has been replaced with the consent template for Minimal Risk Studies. The revised template incorporates further edits to simplify and is renamed so investigators recognize that it is useful...

Reminders from the IRB

Four IRB documents (HIPAA authorizations, Protocol Change Form, and Waiver of Consent) have been updated.

Media Highlights Controversy of Informed Consent Process

Public concern addresses issues of informed consent, especially when research and standard of care are intertwined, in a NICHHD-backed study called SUPPORT (“Surfactant, Positive Airway Pressure, and Pulse Oximetry Randomized Trial”). The...