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Help For Committee Members and Staff

• Are risks to subjects minimized?
• Does the researcher make adequate provisions to protect the privacy interests of participants?
• Does the researcher make adequate provisions to maintain the confidentiality of data?
• Are Risks to Subjects Reasonable in Relation to Anticipated Benefits?
• Exculpatory language
• Determining the Level of Risk
• Is selection of subjects equitable?
• Is there adequate scientific or scholarly rationale?
• Is there an adequate process for obtaining informed consent?
• Are there adequate provisions for documenting consent?

Help for Researchers and Study Personnel

• Contracts
• Investigators serving as sponsors
• Scientific or Scholarly Rationale or Purpose
• Waiver of the Requirement to Obtain Written Documentation of the Consent Process (Option #1)
• Describe how the Investigator has the resources necessary to protect participants before conducting the research study
• Research involving data registries
• Basic Elements of Informed Consent
• Continuing Review Subject Information Questions
• Procedures used in research
• Risks and potential benefits

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