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Reimagining Human Research Protections for 21st Century Science
Author(s) -
Cinnamon S. Bloss,
Camille Nebeker,
Matthew J. Bietz,
Deborah Bae,
Barbara G. Bigby,
Mary Devereaux,
James H. Fowler,
Ann Waldo,
Nadir Weibel,
Kevin Patrick,
Scott Klemmer,
Lori Melichar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of medical internet research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.446
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1439-4456
pISSN - 1438-8871
DOI - 10.2196/jmir.6634
Subject(s) - human research , engineering ethics , institutional review board , research ethics , process (computing) , knowledge management , sociology , engineering management , public relations , computer science , engineering , political science , psychology , psychiatry , operating system
Background Evolving research practices and new forms of research enabled by technological advances require a redesigned research oversight system that respects and protects human research participants. Objective Our objective was to generate creative ideas for redesigning our current human research oversight system. Methods A total of 11 researchers and institutional review board (IRB) professionals participated in a January 2015 design thinking workshop to develop ideas for redesigning the IRB system. Results Ideas in 5 major domains were generated. The areas of focus were (1) improving the consent form and process, (2) empowering researchers to protect their participants, (3) creating a system to learn from mistakes, (4) improving IRB efficiency, and (5) facilitating review of research that leverages technological advances. Conclusions We describe the impetus for and results of a design thinking workshop to reimagine a human research protections system that is responsive to 21st century science.

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