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Evaluating the science and ethics of research on humans : a guide for IRB members / Dennis J. Mazur.

By: Mazur, Dennis John.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007Description: xi, 252 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780801885013 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780801885020 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Human experimentation in medicine -- Moral and ethical aspects | Medical ethics | Medicine -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects | Ethics Committees, Research -- organization & administration -- United States | Human Experimentation -- ethics -- United States | Ethical Review -- United States | Human Experimentation -- standards -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 174.2/8
Contents:
The IRB : its work, and its challenges -- What is an IRB, and what does it do? -- Basic terms and concepts used in IRB work -- What is risk? -- The scientific protocol and the informed consent form -- Prescreening of proposals -- The scientific protocol -- The informed consent form -- Recruitment, selection, and compensation of study participants -- Research involving questionnaires and surveys -- Protection of participants' privacy in research data and specimens -- The continuing work of the IRB -- The ethical issues of informed consent -- Continuing review, communication, and feedback -- Where are IRBs making mistakes, and how can we minimize mistakes? -- Strategies for managing the IRB workload and supporting IRB decision making -- Decision-making capacity and accountability in research.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-245) and index.

The IRB : its work, and its challenges -- What is an IRB, and what does it do? -- Basic terms and concepts used in IRB work -- What is risk? -- The scientific protocol and the informed consent form -- Prescreening of proposals -- The scientific protocol -- The informed consent form -- Recruitment, selection, and compensation of study participants -- Research involving questionnaires and surveys -- Protection of participants' privacy in research data and specimens -- The continuing work of the IRB -- The ethical issues of informed consent -- Continuing review, communication, and feedback -- Where are IRBs making mistakes, and how can we minimize mistakes? -- Strategies for managing the IRB workload and supporting IRB decision making -- Decision-making capacity and accountability in research.

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