Ethics Review for a Multi-Site Project Involving Tribal Nations in the Northern Plains

Overview

Journal J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics

Specialty Medical Ethics

Date 2016 Mar 2

PMID 26928897

Citations 16

Authors

Jyoti Angal

Julie M Petersen

Deborah Tobacco

Amy J Elliott

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Abstract

Increasingly, Tribal Nations are forming ethics review panels, which function separately from institutional review boards (IRBs). The emergence of strong community representation coincides with a widespread effort supported by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and other federal agencies to establish a single IRB for all multi-site research. This article underscores the value of a tribal ethics review board and describes the tribal oversight for the Safe Passage Study-a multi-site, community-based project in the Northern Plains. Our experience demonstrates the benefits of tribal ethics review and makes a strong argument for including tribal oversight in future regulatory guidance for multi-site, community-based research.

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