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Clinical Trials and Human Research: A Practical Guide to Regulatory Compliance

ISBN: 978-0-787-96570-9

May 2003

Jossey-Bass

656 pages

Description
This easy-to-read reference book provides a practical approach for dealing with the legal and regulatory compliance issues involved in human research. Covering a broad range of topics, such as consent, confidentiality, subject recruitment and selection, the role of the investigator and Institutional Review Board, it offers timely and useful strategies for achieving regulatory compliance while reducing liability. In addition, insurance, quality management, accreditation, and risk management are topics examined in the book. The practical insights found in this volume are not found in other books on the subject. Clinical Trials and Human Research is a practical tool to help anyone involved in clinical research.
About the Author
Fay A. Rozovsky,Fay A. Rozovsky, J.D., M.P.H. is an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Legal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Medicine. Ms. Rozovsky has served as the administrator of an Institutional Review Board and is a member of human research committees in the United States and Canada.
Rodney K. Adams, J.D., L.L.M., is an attorney in Richmond, Virginia, where he specializes in defending healthcare providers and patient care issues. Mr. Adams is cochairman of the American Bar Association subcommittee on medical ethics. He also is adjunct assistant professor at University of Richmond, T. C. Williams College of Law, Richmond, Virginia.