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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Clin Trials, an open access journal
ISSN:2167-0870 Clinical Trials 2017
September 11-13, 2017
September 11-13, 2017 San Antonio, USA
4th International Conference on
Cl inical Tr ial s
Final revisions to the common rule-How will this affect human subject protection?
Sarah Attwood and Melanie Flores
IntegReview IRB, USA
Have you considered how the revisions to the common rule may affect your next research project? There are a number
of questions circulating on how these changes will be implemented effectively and efficiently within the academic
communities and other institutions, but also the impact that they may have on all industry sponsored research. Important
elements in the final rule issued include: The requirement for consent forms to provide potential research subjects with a
better understanding; requirements, in many cases, to use a single institutional review board (IRB) for multi-institutional
research studies; for studies on stored identifiable data or identifiable biospecimens, researchers will have the option of relying
on broad consent obtained for future research as an alternative to seeking IRB approval to waive the consent requirement;
the establishment of new exempt categories of research based on the level of risk they pose to participants; removal of the
requirement to conduct continuing review of ongoing research studies in certain instances where such review does little to
protect subjects and requirement that consent forms for certain federally funded clinical trials be posted on a public website.
This session will look at the changes and discuss the impact on human subject protection, informed consent for research sites
and IRBs.
Biography
Sarah Attwood has over 20 years of experience in Operations and Business Development in clinical research and is currently Director of Client Services at
IntegReview IRB. Prior to joining IntegReview, she was the Vice President for a research site organization. She was responsible for the clinical operations of their
multiple Phase I – IV clinical research sites and developing the CRO business to provide project management and monitoring services. Prior to management,
she has held various positions including Clinical Research Coordinator, CRA, Project Manager and Consultant for CROs and Sponsors and has a background in
hospital research, pharma, medical devices, nutraceuticals and biotech.
Melanie Flores is the Vice President of Compliance and is responsible for the daily leadership, management and full responsibility for the Company’s compliance
program. She has worked in the IRB industry since 1999 and has been with IntegReview since 2001. Prior to leading the Regulatory Compliance Department, her
main focus for 9 years was spent providing training to IRB staff and IRB members to ensure compliance with Federal Regulations, ICH Guidelines, IntegReview
IRB Standard Operating Procedures and standards of the AAHRPP.
Sarah Attwood et al., J Clin Trials 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0870-C1-019