Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2021;11(1):89-94. doi: 10.1353/nib.2021.0038.
The COVID-19 pandemic threw health care logistics and clinical research processes into disarray. This collection of narratives describes the challenges faced by IRB administrators, staff, and committee members as they navigated the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The authors transitioned to remote meetings, adjusted to ever-changing information, and untangled the ethical implications of supporting open studies while making room for an influx of new protocols that addressed the pressing public health emergency.
COVID-19 大流行使医疗保健物流和临床研究流程陷入混乱。本叙事集描述了 IRB 管理员、工作人员和委员会成员在应对 SARS-CoV-2 大流行时所面临的挑战。作者过渡到远程会议,适应不断变化的信息,并理清了支持开放研究的伦理含义,同时为解决紧迫的公共卫生紧急情况的新协议留出了空间。