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Cinnamon Bloss1,2,3, Camille Nebeker1,3, Matthew Bietz4
1Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, The Qualcomm Institute, Calit2, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Background:
Evolving research practices and new forms of research enabled by technological advances require a redesigned research oversight system that respects and protects human research participants.
Objective:
Our objective was to generate creative ideas for redesigning our current human research oversight system.
Methods:
A total of 11 researchers and institutional review board (IRB) professionals participated in a January 2015 design thinking workshop to develop ideas for redesigning the IRB system.
Results:
Ideas in 5 major domains were generated. The areas of focus were (1) improving the consent form and process, (2) empowering researchers to protect their participants, (3) creating a system to learn from mistakes, (4) improving IRB efficiency, and (5) facilitating review of research that leverages technological advances.
Conclusions:
We describe the impetus for and results of a design thinking workshop to reimagine a human research protections system that is responsive to 21st century science.
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