Much has been written about decision making by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) and factors that most influence how RECs reach an opinion on an application for research ethics approval. Decision making has been linked to focusing on the underpinning ethical … Continue reading →
Tagged coercion, decision making, freely given informed consent, information sheet, participant information sheet, REC, research ethics, research ethics committee |
A huge amount of planning goes into writing research protocols and developing recruitment strategies but it is only when research begins in the real world that researchers can start to grapple with the challenges of recruitment. During a recent Clinfield … Continue reading →
Tagged clinical research nurse, clinical trials, Lasagna's Law, recruitment |
Interviews (including research nurse interviews) can be terrifying, but preparation can go a long way in settling your nerves and helping you to make a good impression and put your best self forward. There are some things you can do … Continue reading →
Our poor site master file for clinical research often gets neglected, we plan to spend Thursday afternoon filing and sorting but despite our best intentions, an SAE comes up, there are queries to be answered or more information is needed … Continue reading →
I designed this research study to find out more about the views of clinical nurse specialists who support clinical research study recruitment by inviting patients to take part in studies. I wanted to find out what they thought were barriers … Continue reading →
Nov 10, 2016 in Ethics, informed consent, Research, Research ethics, Research ethics committee 