Patient Blog: Serving on an Institutional Review Board

Patient blogger Cindy Chmielewski shares a blog post detailing her involvement as a patient representative on an institutional review board (IRB). In this role, Cindy is responsible for reviewing clinical research proposals and, with the rest of the board, making sure the rights of the people participating in the clinical research are protected. Although Cindy was nervous before her first IRB meeting, she writes, “Sitting at the table I felt prepared. I knew the language they were speaking thanks to all the education the IMF has given me.”
Source: International Myeloma Foundation - Category: Hematology Source Type: news