Tips of the Week
Did you know...
...that Wherever possible, IRB Committee meetings take place with all participating IRB members physically present. However, circumstances sometimes warrant conducting IRB meetings via telephone conference call. OHRP will recognize as "convened" those IRB meetings conducted via telephone conference call, provided that each participating IRB member
Date:
22 August 2008
Did you know...
...that should the Committee meeting lose quorum (e.g., those with conflicts being excused, early departures, loss of all non-scientists), the meeting is terminated from further votes until the quorum is restored? [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
15 August 2008
Did you know...
...that no official actions take place at a meeting where a majority of the voting member are not present? [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
8 August 2008
Did you know...
...that IRB meetings are not convened if a nonscientist is not present? [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
1 August 2008
Did you know...
...that the IRB Committee may only review proposed research at a convened meeting at which a quorum is present? When a majority of the voting members of the IRB Committee are present, at least one member whose primary interests are in nonscientific areas must also be present. [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
25 July 2008
Did you know...
...that the IRB has the authority to approve, require modification in, or disapprove all research activities that fall within its jurisdiction? [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
18 July 2008
Did you know...
...that a full IRB Commmittee must review studies not qualifying for IRB review under the exempt or expedited categories? [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
11 July 2008
Did you know...
...that an Investigator may request a particular type of review, but the final determination is made by the IRB? [IRB Policy III.D]
Date:
4 July 2008
Did you know...
...that it is the policy of the University of Arizona (UofA) Institutional Review Board (IRB) that all human subjects research activities under its jurisdiction be reviewed according to the criteria described in the Federal regulations? [IRB Ppolicy III.D]
Date:
27 June 2008
Did you know...
...that the number of IRBs must be reviewed annually to determine whether the reviews are accomplished in a thorough and timely manner and the number of IRBs is appropriate to the volume and type of research review? [IRB Policy III.C]
Date:
20 June 2008
Did you know...
...that on a case-by-case basis, the IRB Committee may request review by an individual with competence in an area not represented by the Committee membership? The consultant does not vote with the IRB Committee. [IRB Policy III.C]
Date:
13 June 2008
Did you know...
...that the IRB Committee will include, if necessary, at least one member with expertise in the area of the cognitively impaired population when reviewing studies with this population or studies in which the participants may become cognitively impaired during the course of the research? For SAVAHCS research, the IRB Committee must include at least one member who is considered an expert in the area of cognitive impairment. Consideration may also be given to an additional member who is a member of the population, a family member of such a person, or a representative of an advocacy gr
Date:
6 June 2008