How Do Accredited Organizations Evaluate the Quality and Effectiveness of Their Human Research Protection Programs?
Holly Fernandez LynchHolly A TaylorPublished in: AJOB empirical bioethics (2022)
The relevant AAHRPP accreditation standard may obscure critical gaps in defining and measuring QEE elements. We recommend that AAHRPP: (1) offer a definition of QEE or require accredited organizations to provide their own, to help clarify the rationale and goals behind assessment and improvement efforts, and (2) require accredited organizations to establish QEE objectives and measures focused on participant outcomes and deliberative quality during protocol review.