Are your investigators complaining about the time it takes to achieve IRB approval for projects conducted at multiple institutions?
Are you wasting resources on duplicative IRB reviews that aren’t adding additional protections for research participants?
Do you wish there was a better way to collaborate with the external IRBs with whom you regularly do business?
Many organizations answering “yes” to these questions are turning to HRP Consulting Group to seek guidance on how to form collaborative IRBs with their regional partners. They know that collaborative IRBs offer a way to combine scarce IRB resources, decrease wasteful spending in the IRB Office, and contribute to a more efficient IRB review without having to outsource institutional review to a central IRB. They also know that the attention research sponsors are paying to funding research at organizations with the best IRB turnaround times is greater than ever.
With the evolving nature of IRB review, it is best to be ahead of the curve. And so, if you are considering forming a collaborative IRB with your regional partners, HRP Consulting Group can help you work through the following issues:
- Identifying the right organization to administer the collaborative IRB.
- Registering and naming the collaborative IRB in the FWA.
- Executing reliance agreements with collaborative IRB partners.
- Staffing the collaborative IRB.
- Using electronic systems to ensure fluidity in the operations of the collaborative IRB.
- Determining what research is reviewed by the collaborative IRB.
- Planning for where and how the collaborative IRB will meet.
We realize that the some research portfolios don’t justify the need for a collaborative IRB partnership. But, for others, this may be a tremendous benefit to your organization and those of your partners. If you are looking for expertise in collaborative IRB development and administration, please contact us at (347) 862-9321or by email at services@thehrpconsultinggroup.com.