13th Annual Summer Workshop ETHICAL ISSUES IN GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH: MAXIMIZING PROTECTIONS, MINIMIZING OBSTACLES June 25-29, 2012 - Boston, MA - USA The Office of Human Research Administration, H... More

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that registration for the first of the 2012 Smithsonian Ethics Education Conferences is now open. The conference is entitled, "The Tuskegee Experience." The... More

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Research Ethics Consulting Service Dr. Katrina Bramstedt is available as a research ethics consultant for matters pertaining to RCR curriculum development, as well as external protocol reviews. Wit... More

For documents available on the web, see the IRB Links page.   Other IRB related documents that are not available on the web may be posted here by IRB Forum members, subject to approval.   In order to read documents in PDF format, you will need to first download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Selected Commentaries from IRB: Ethics & Human Research Published by The Hastings Center. Copyright 2001 (posted with permission).   (1) Robert M. Nelson, "Protocol 126 and "The Hutch"," IRB: Ethics & Human Research 23, no. 3 (2001):14-16.   (2) Robert M. Nelson, "Nontherapeutic Research, Minimal Risk, and the Kennedy Krieger Lead Abatement Study." IRB: Ethics & Human Research 23, no. 6 (2001):7-11. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Investigator Training Modules   (1) The History and Ethics of the Protection of Human Participants in Research   (2) The Role of the Institutional Review Board   (3) Scientific Integrity, Conflict of Interest, and Compliance   (4) Good Clinical Practice in the Conduct of Research Powerpoint slides: Robert M. Nelson, MD PhD: Applying Ethical Principles to Pediatric Research (Presented to Conference on revised Declaration of Helsinki, Pretoria, South Africa, March 28, 2001. Recommended Publications:   Institutional Review Board: Management and Function. Edited by Robert J. Amdur and Elizabeth A. Bankert. ISBN: 0763716863. Price: $124.95 (U.S. List) Cover: Cloth. Pages: 622. Copyright: 2002   "Should I Enter a Clinical Trial? A Patient Reference Guide for Adults with a Serious or Life-Threatening Illness"  Developed by ECRI. Comparisons of ICH GCP Guidelines with FDA Regulations (courtesy of Paula Waterman)   "Informed Consent"   "Institutional Review Boards"