AAHRPP Accredits First Organizations in Europe
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) announced that it has accredited six more research organizations, including its first two in Europe. Both are in Belgium.
Earning AAHRPP accreditation means the organizations have demonstrated they have extensive safeguards in every level of research operation and adhere to high standards for research.
The newly accredited organizations are:
- Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
- Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles- Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
- Renal Research Institute, LLC, New York, New York
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
- The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
