Institutional Review Board: Management and Function

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This comprehensive reference covers three separate areas related to IRBs: administration, daily management; and ethical issues. This instructional manual provides IRB members and administrators with the information they need to run an efficient and effective system of protecting human research subjects, while remaining in compliance with federal research regulations. The text includes case studies, sample forms, and sample policy documents. The updated Second Edition includes seven new chapters: IRB Closure of Study Files, Internet Research, Research in Public Schools, Phase I Clinical Trials in Healthy Volunteers, Vulnerability in Research, Balancing the Risks and Potential Benefits,and HIPAA.

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CHAPTER 12 Reflections of an Outsider
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Definition and Federal Oversight
24
CHAPTER 21 Administrative Reporting Structure for the Institutional Review Board
31
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About the author (2006)

Robert Amdur was a member and Chairman of the IRB at Dartmouth College/Dartmouth Hitchcock Center for several years. Dr. Amdur currently focuses on advancing medicine in the field of radiation oncology.

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