B15 - Continuing Review as a QA/QI Opportunity

Although many aspects of continuing review are common among HRPPs, some aspects are not. For example, when continuing review is required for a study, some HRPPs audit items like consent documents and HIPAA authorizations at the time of continuing review while others don't. When continuing review is not required for a research study or research is ceded to an external IRB, some institutions still require an annual check-in and others don’t. This session will consider how continuing review can be used as a QA/QI opportunity, the level of auditing that should be done and the implications for staffing, timelines, noncompliance findings, etc.