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Human Subjects Protection and Code of Ethics
hg体育官网’s Institutional Review Board
The hg体育官网 Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a specially constituted committee established to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects who participate in hg体育官网 projects. The IRB operates under procedures set forth in the 规定 美国的.S. Department of Health and Human 服务 and in the Federalwide Assurance (FWA) granted to hg体育官网 by the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).
The IRB ensures that our studies receive the highest level of review in human subject protections. It includes internal and external representatives from diverse backgrounds with expertise ranging from statistics and social psychology to medicine and environmental research, ensuring that study protocols across a range of substantive areas reflect best practices in the protections of our study participants. The hg体育官网 IRB and research staff receive ongoing training on the protection of human subjects in research as well as other pertinent trainings such as research mis行为 and HIPAA-related privacy and security.
IRB approval is required before research may begin, continue, or be changed by the research team. 另外, the hg体育官网 IRB may periodically monitor research to ensure that it is 行为ed as it was approved to protect human subjects as well as to adhere to all applicable Federal, 状态, 以及当地法律.
Ethics and Code of Conduct
hg体育官网 行为s all of our business activities with the highest degree of integrity and honesty and in compliance with all legal requirements in every location where we operate. These include the laws and 规定 of the federal government, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), as well as those of 状态 and local jurisdictions. Each of our employees, 代理, and contractors is expected to be aware of and abide by the provisions of our Code of Conduct and Ethics policy.
Financial Conflict of Interest
As a professional research corporation, hg体育官网 is committed to protecting the integrity and objectivity of our research activities by ensuring that the design, 行为, and reporting of research will not be biased or appear to be biased by a personal financial conflict of interest. hg体育官网 has implemented this policy to identify, 管理, 减少, or eliminate financial conflicts of interest. Financial Conflicts of Interest (PDF).