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Presented in the Rehabilitation Hospital Research Day held on Monday, 20 July 2020 at 06:10 - 06:20 by Professor Omar Hasan Kasule MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard) Professor of Epidemiology and Bioethics King Fahad Medical City
SCOPE OF RESEARCH: IRB Covers The Following Types Of Research:
• Research by clinical observation.
• Controlled clinical comparative research.
• Laboratory research.
• Epidemiological research.
• Genetic research.
• Qualitative research.
• Genetic research.
CORE FUNCTIONS OF IRB:
• Assessing and approving research on patients, volunteers, KFMC staff, and human tissues.
• Assessing any research involving access to medical records with a potential to breach confidentiality.
• Monitoring the conduct of research to detect any ethical violations.
CORE FUNCTIONS OF IRB, con’t.
• IRB oversight activities include monitoring full review IRB approved research yearly and monitoring the consent process.
o A continuing review process is integral to the audit and monitoring processes.
• Assuring protection of research subjects’ physical and mental well-being as stipulated in the Helsinki Declaration.
• Protection of the researchers and the institution in which they work by advising them about ethical conduct so that they do not commit.
OTHER IRB FUNCTIONS:
• Issue letters to heads of department to allow researchers.
• Issue letters to security to allow external researchers to enter KFMC.
• Certification of various issues to sponsors and other agencies.
• Approval of manuscripts for publication.
• General advice on research methods for researchers.