Chapter 18: A Brief History of Institutional Review Boards at MD Anderson

Dr. Elting begins this chapter by reviewing the proliferation of IRBs at MD Anderson. She discusses the reasons why they were necessary and how they have emerged as pressures on researchers were changing. She explains why the mid-nineties were a key time for rising resources to fund IRB oversight. She explains that when HIPPA went into effect, MD Anderson’s Compliance office became more concerned about adherence to proper policy. Next Dr. Elting talks about the need for IRB oversight given ethical issues that have arisen with the increase in genetic/genomic research and increases in projects involving ‘big data’ requiring that personal health information moves from institution to institution.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1719/thumbnail.jp