If you would like to get some control of the IRB process, compel your
institutions to use the Huron IRB management system:
http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com/Insights/Webinar/Education/IRB_Automation_Best_Practices.aspx
We just went to this system and I estimated that I saved 30% of the
usual aggravation and time. The system has a set of checklists and
worksheets that clarify the actions of both the investigators and the
IRB. They include every detail that should be included to satisfy the
regs, and no more. I am also on the IRB and the Huron system constrains
the behavior of the research department and IRB such that feedback to
the investigators includes only information consistent with the
regulations and no more. It also saves the IRB considerable time.
Since the checklist are so clear and have been refined as a result of
practical use by hundreds of IRBs, we discuss and argue/ruminate very
little. The general result is efficiency that improves the relationship
of investigators to the IRB and probably saves collectively thousands of
hours of time. The system is worth much more than what it costs. Many of
the unfortunate examples mentioned on this list would not have happened
using the Huron system. I should also state that I have no relationship
to Huron.
Mike Williams
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