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Creating A Culture Of Compliance With Integrity: It Takes More Than Solid Procedures And A Snazzy Submission System, Hila Berger, Susan Pereny, Amy Krenzer, Mylka Biascochea

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Creating a Culture of Compliance with Integrity: It Takes More Than Solid Policies and a Snazzy Submission System

(1) Problem Statement

IRB Offices can often have contentious relationships with researchers, and building a culture of compliance with integrity as well as a level of mutual trust and respect, can often be a very overwhelming task.

Solid policies and procedures and a user-friendly electronic submission system are now best practices for streamlining IRB operations. However, our ongoing goal is to find novel approaches to outreach and education, subsequently allowing us to build that mutual understanding of purpose and collaboration.

(2) Program …

Ethical Challenges And Solutions Involved In Reviewing A Protocol With Sex Offenders As Participants: The Concerns And Solutions Identified For Protecting A Highly Controversial Population, Hila Berger, Amy Krenzer, Nicole Bryan

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In reviewing research, the three basic tenets IRBs are expected to abide by are beneficence, justice and respect for persons. The IRB was challenged in meeting these tenets during the course of a recent review. Given the highly controversial participant population of sex offenders and the methodology initially proposed, there were a multitude of ethical challenges uncovered that required unique solutions. The protocol presented to the IRB was developed to investigate the use of networked technologies and communications for the purpose of human trafficking. To do so the researchers proposed recruiting “Johns” or individuals convicted of soliciting sex and interviewing …