Maintaining clinical contact during research

Clinical aspects of contact hypersensitivity

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RESEARCH TO PRACTICE Defining , Developing , and Maintaining Clinical Expertise Alan

ast year, I wrote about the need for a theory of clinical expertise in speech-language pathology (Kamhi, 1994). In the changing health care market. considerable energies are einemg expended now on ways to measure and document the efficacy of our treatment methods. Much has been written concerning the particular knowledge, technical skills, interpersonal skills, and attitudes that contribute to ...

Maintaining informed consent validity during lengthy research protocols.

Are you participating in a research study? What is the general purpose of the study? Are you required to participate in this research study? Is the treatment you are getting now the same as it was before you started the study? [Follow-up: How it is different?] Are you allowed to withdraw from the study? If you decide to withdraw, will you be able to receive treatment? Are there any possible ris...

Maintaining Privacy During Psychosocial Research on the International Space Station

Protecting patients during clinical research.

Jacqueline Byers is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. She has served on bioethics committees and institutional review boards for more than a decade. ment and you realize that the patient or family is not aware that the patient could have been randomized to placebo (no treatment). In this article, I discuss ethical and statutory obligations for protecti...