Veritas IRB Inc.

#IRB / #REB providing unbiased #ethics review services and risk management solutions for #clinicaltrials and #humanresearch in #Canada and the #USA

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#DYK we prepared a series of video tutorials on how to navigate Concierge, @VeritasIRB's new #researchethics management system. Check it out! https://t.co/i8z8qeSOlZ

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“The rules are set out in the first AI ethics policy from Cambridge University Press and apply to research papers, books and other scholarly works. " #aiethics #ResponsibleAI #AIPolicy #researchethics

https://t.co/Cjy97N7gxg

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"(…) there are numerous historic examples of research on nonconsenting Black people (...) Less well-known is the rollout of testing for sickle cell disease (SCD) (...)" #blackhistorymonth2023 #researchethics #bioethics #diversity #sicklecelldisease

https://t.co/nBupTpc4DV

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The Center for Bioethics (Harvard Medical School) is offering "Research Ethics Consortium: Tuskegee Healing, the Moral Determinants of Health, and the Ethics of Research on Black Health" in light of Black History Month. #blackhistorymonth2023

https://t.co/hEcTgObST2

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"The AI community should look towards the biomedical sciences that lead the way in discussing emerging research topics where risk of harm and ethical concerns are identified(...)" #AIEthics #research #researchethics
https://t.co/WQM3i9LZhA

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"(…)it’s a good time to identify the key issues in human research ethics that transcend institutional or disciplinary differences.” #researchethics #research #researchparticipant

https://t.co/KbszO8sy1J

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“Over the last century, we have developed new laws, policies, and ethical principles to guide our acquisition and use of human remains" #researchethics #bioethics
https://t.co/97JRsV1In1

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We acknowledge the painful legacy of residential schools in Canada, and the injustices conducted in human research.​​#reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Metis may be achieved through building meaningful and lasting research relationships.  #truthandreconciliation

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"Community engagement in research can also be seen as an ethical imperative.” #researchparticipants #clinicaltrialrecruitment #Communityengagement #researchethics

https://t.co/6Rv2ahTKvY

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“Achieving optimised rates of participation therefore requires a sound understanding of citizens’ decisions to participate or not-participate in biobanks." #biobanking #researchparticipant #researchethics

https://t.co/Lmo3XC5F7I

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“Multiple colleges and universities are also creating research centers (...) who are dedicated to using this form of technology [AI] to better society.” #aiethics #researchethics #ai
https://t.co/EjENR4eLEv

[Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) @hrso_onrh]

Thrilled to announce our partnership with @CIOStrategyC for the development of a National Standard of Canada for human research data governance.

See Press Release 👉 https://t.co/b0igxPZ7zz

@StandardsCanada #StandardsMatter #InnovateWithStandards #Research #Data

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"Female participation in psychiatry clinical trials appeared to be the most significant gap, with a mean participation rate of 42 percent, despite 60 percent of psychiatry patients being female.” #Research #ClinicalTrials #ResearchDiversity

https://t.co/AQvfAngP9b

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“It was not a story that was going to be ignored. And whether the country was ready for it or not, I didn’t care. This story had to be told. I mean, how do you get ready to accept such cruelty?" #researchethics #research #bioethics
https://t.co/q4YCKCDpBW

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"The trial is (...) controversial because it’s going ahead without seeking consent from parents. Indeed, parents whose children were enrolled may never find out – there’s no plan to directly inform them." #informedconsent #researchethics
https://t.co/hWtnouisQH

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“Part of the solution to the problem, then, is to create an AI ethical risk committee with the right expertise and with the authority to have an impact.” #AIEthics #AI #researchethics

https://t.co/egN29hGDqO

[Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) @hrso_onrh]

Template SOPs wrongly assume that REB members can be reappointed without a performance evaluation.

The NSC for 🇨🇦 REBs promotes the development of procedures for the training & ongoing evaluation of REB members 👉 https://t.co/xD4fFvi4Mo.

No rubber stamping! #StandardsMatter

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“Failing to incorporate principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into research has led to study retraction, and the consequences of such failure can be devastating for marginalized communities" #research #DiversityandInclusion
https://t.co/elZPhNbuVt

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"(...)people of African descent may miss out on the potential benefits of genomic research, including early detection of disease and rational drug design.” #researchethics #genomicresearch

https://t.co/FPRWQAieQh

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#DYK the National Standard of Canada "Conduct of Human Research" sets requirements for research participant compensation, restitution, and incentives (see section 4.5.6)?

Free download available here 👉 https://t.co/VIV9mknUga

#StandardsMatter #InnovateWithStandards #research

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““It’s a symbolic measure to affirm common values and what makes a good researcher,” says Sylvie Pommier, president of France Ph.D., a national network of doctoral schools.” #researchethics #bioethics #reaserch
https://t.co/hcQuB5P8Kr