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Research in epidemic and emergency situations: A model for collaboration and expediting ethics review in two Caribbean countries
Author(s) -
Aarons Derrick
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
developing world bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1471-8847
pISSN - 1471-8731
DOI - 10.1111/dewb.12157
Subject(s) - expediting , research ethics , interview , voluntariness , public relations , medicine , political science , engineering ethics , law , engineering , systems engineering
Various forms of research are essential in emergency, disaster and disease outbreak situations, but challenges exist including the long length of time it takes to get research proposals approved. Consequently, it would be very advantageous to have an acceptable model for efficient coordination and communication between and among research ethics committees/ IRB s and ministries of health, and templates for expediting (done with speed and efficiency) ethical review of research proposals in emergency and epidemic situations to be used across the Caribbean and in other low and middle income countries. This project involved a literature search and the interviewing of ministry of health officials, public health practitioners, and research ethics committee/ IRB members in Jamaica and St. Lucia, to obtain suggestions for the best model for efficient coordination and communication between research ethics committees ( REC s), and developed a template for expediting review of research protocols in epidemic and emergency conditions.