Question

Explain the responsibilities and priorities of the international review board

Answer 1

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is one part of the research enterprise designated to protect human rights.

The IRB was an attempt by the federal government to ensure the protection of human rights/human subjects from unethical scientific research.

The principle goal of the IRB is to protect human subjects.

The main goal of the institutional review board approval ensures the protection of the study participants.

Vulnerable populations as it pertains to research subjects :

*Groups with diminished autonomy such as elderly, children, pregnant, unborn, physically and emotionally disabled, prisoners).

Elderly are vulnerable because of increasing independence and decreasing cognitive ability.

In some institutions, the IRB has an additional role, to take a second look at proposed scientific methods to ensure the highest quality research.

$\rightarrow$ The IRB consists of a group of scholars from various departments who are mandated to review proposals to ensure that they comply with ethical guidelines and write a summary of proposed risk to subjects.

They must approve each proposal and certify that the research will be conducted in accordance with the law and protect subjects from harm.

Institutional Review Board formed by local individuals with varying expertise is selected from inside and outside of the institution.

* The main functions are:

#Protection of human subjects

#Review research projects to assess that ethical standards are met in relation to the protection of the rights of human subjects.

Most facilities, universities, health care organizations must have these in order to participate in research studies.

Must have 5 members with various backgrounds on the IRB, that includes nurses, doctors, pharmacists, real estate agent from the community.

They are responsible for protecting subjects from undue risk and loss of personal rights and risk/benefit.

Approves study's protocol to ensure that it meets the requirements of ethical research