Readability & Consent Form Development
What is readability, and why should the research community be concerned about it? Readability refers to the ease of reading and understanding written information. At this time and for the…
Author: Matthew Tanner
Common Rule Proposed Changes
The DHHS issued a News Release in July regarding proposed changes to the “Common Rule”, and is welcoming all comments regarding changes that would affect biomedical and social/behavioral research. Highlights…
Regulatory Documentation in Clinical Trials
A clinical trial is only as good as the records kept by investigators and their research teams. Research sponsors tend to be very specific in outlining their expectations for records…
Public Comment Sought on Proposed Changes to Research Regulations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Subjects (HHS) recently issued a press release outlining proposed changes to the “Common Rule”, which has gone essentially unrevised since its adoption in…
Enclosure Cards in InfoEd AFM
Enclosure cards are used to identify the enclosure inhabitants, as well as any other pertinent information regarding their numbers, gender, care, or anything else that may be important to their…
Review Board Member Demographics in InfoEd
The memberships of institutional review boards for Human, Animal, and Safety committees are defined by federal and state regulations. In general, each committee must have a Chair, scientific/physician members, non-scientific…
InfoEd Animal Facilities Serology Tab: Tracking Health Reports and Diseases
InfoEd’s Animal Facilities Management module can help track the health status of your animals! An integral component of tracking animals throughout an approval period of a protocol is the maintenance…
Best Practices for Clinical Trials Procedure Matrix
The Clinical Trials module (CT) provides two options for setting up a detailed clinical trial plan, which in InfoEd’s terminology is called the Procedure Matrix. Clients not using the Financials…
InfoEd’s Animal Facilities Management Module
The Animal Facilities Management module is used to operate an animal facility and track animal inventory. In addition to tracking individual animal information, facility administrative staff can use the Census…
Environmental Health and Safety Staff and User Certifications
The Environmental Health and Safety Management module provides the capacity to track and report on the staff and user certifications to handle and use hazardous substances, including radioisotopes, harmful chemicals,…