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RESEARCH SUBJECT ADVOCATE (RSA) PROGRAM
In 2001 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Center for
Research Resources (NCRR) approved support for a Research Subject Advocate
(RSA) program for all GCRCs. This provided a funded mandate for the development
of a program to promote patient safety and research compliance. GCRC Patient
Safety Recommendations issued by the NCRR can be found at http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/clinical/gcrcpatientsafety20010622.asp
The purpose of the NYU’s RSA program is to protect the rights,
welfare, and safety of human subjects participating in GCRC
research studies. The goals of the program are met through a continuous
review
of the protocol Data Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP) and Data
and Safety Monitoring Reports (DSMRs), staff education, monitoring compliance
with
research procedures, acting as an advocate for research subjects
and other RSA activities. For a list of these activities see the GCRC
webpage
on Role of the RSA at
http://gcrc-www.med.nyu.edu/researcher/rsso/goals.html
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