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Protecting Human Subjects from Research Risks
The Institutional Review Board (IRB)–Spokane is composed of approximately 25 board members, including technical experts, administrators, lay people, and clergy. The board meets on the second Thursday of each month to review research projects involving human subjects.
Specifically, the IRB–Spokane reviews protocols to ensure that:
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Patient safety and rights are maintained.
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Risks to subjects are minimized.
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Risks to subjects are justified in relation to anticipated benefits.
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The selection of subjects is equitable.
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Subjects will be informed of all procedures, costs, risks, and benefits of participating in a research study.
The IRB–Spokane operates under the auspices of Inland Empire Hospital Services Association, a not-for-profit collaboration between Community Health Systems and Providence Health Care.
The IRB–Spokane adheres to regulations and guidelines provided by the Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov/default.htm) and the Office of Human Research Protections as they relate to IRBs.
Types of Reviews
The IRB–Spokane provides the following types of reviews:
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Emergency Use
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Exempt review
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Expedited review
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Facilitated review
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Full board review
All Researchers
If any portion of your research is conducted at Deaconess Medical Center, Providence Holy Family Hospital, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, and/or Valley Hospital and Medical Center, your project must receive review and approval by the IRB–Spokane. Before IRB review can take place for research being done at those institutions the IRB must have facility approval (form is part of application). To assist you in obtaining facility approval, please contact the following institutional individuals.
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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital and Providence Holy Family Hospital - Doug Pham, Pharm.D, J.D. - Director of Clinical Research Operations - 509-474-4314 -
douglas.pham@providence.org
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St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute - Douglas L. Weeks, PhD - 509-939-1316 -
weeksdl@inhs.org