Research ethics committees: a regional approach |
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Authors: | Macpherson Cheryl Cox |
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Institution: | (1) Anatomical Sciences, St. George'sUniversity School of Medicine, PO Box 7 St. George's, Grenada, West Indies email |
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Abstract: | Guidelines for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or research ethics committees exist at national and international levels.
These guidelines are based on ethical principles and establish an internationally acceptable standard for the review and conduct
of medical research. Having attained a multinational consensus about what these fundamental guidelines should be, IRBs are
left to interpret the guidelines and devise their own means of implementing them. Individual and community values bear on
the interpretation of the guidelines so different IRBs attain different levels of effectiveness. In the Caribbean and Pan
American regions there are few IRBs. Obstacles to the establishment and function of IRBs are exacerbated in developing regions
like these by differences in language, literacy, and local value systems; education, administrative expertise, facilities,
and access to information are also limited. A regional IRB network might facilitate more uniform ethical review in developing
countries, and simplify IRB procedures.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | ethical guidelines institutional review boards developing countries Caribbean Pan American international research ethics human experimentation |
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