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. 2016 Apr;11(2):91-6.
doi: 10.1177/1556264616631657. Epub 2016 Feb 28.

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

Jyoti Angal  1 , Julie M Petersen  2 , Deborah Tobacco  3 , Amy J Elliott  3 ; Prenatal Alcohol in SIDS and Stillbirth Network
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Ethics Review for a Multi-Site Project Involving Tribal Nations in the Northern Plains

Jyoti Angal et al. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2016 Apr.

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.

Keywords: CBPR; communication in research; community IRB; multiple IRB reviews; research ethics committee; tribal IRB.

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