This seminar will focus on the IRB application
review process from the IRB panelist's perspective. Researchers and IRB panels
have a common aim to protect research participants in the conduct of human
research. In this session, panelists will discuss their approach to reviewing
an application and determining whether it meets established criteria for
approval. Resources on the IRB website will be described, with an emphasis on
how IRB panels use these in the review process. Panelists will share examples
of strategies that researchers can use to help reviewers decide whether human
subjects will be adequately protected in the proposed research through the
protocol, consent documentation, consent process, and clarity of communication
in the application.