An Overview of King Hussein Cancer Center Institutional Review Board Over 12 Years (2009-2020), Successes and Challenges, Including Those Imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics
; 17(1-2): 94-101, 2022.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1528663
ABSTRACT
The problem:
Running an efficient institutional review board (IRB) can be challenging. The researchsubjects:
To ensure an efficient committee, our IRB adopted several operational metrics.Methods:
Analysis of retrospective data from the IRB records, database, and annual reports over 12 years.Results:
The IRB roster comprises 11 members. The average medical to nonmedical member ratio is 56, and the male to female ratio is 47, which has not been consistent over the years. One thousand three hundred and twenty-four proposals were reviewed including 1077 exempt (81.3%), 126 expedited (9.5%), and 121 full board (9.2%) with a median turnaround time to approval of 4.0, 35.0, and 68.0 days, respectively. Training of the IRB members was conducted to enhance their knowledge and skills. IRB at King Hussein Cancer Center has managed to stay abreast and efficient during the COVID-19 pandemic, by working remotely.Conclusion:
Running an efficient IRB mandates implementing a number of operational metrics.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics
Journal subject:
Ethics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
15562646211053234
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