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Followup: That cool ICU checklist cancelled by federal agency
- dcurtis 19y agoThis is following up a story posted recently: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=87167 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=87167
- gojomo 19y agoThe consumerist thread got the news from this NYTimes op-ed (by the same author as the previous NewYorker article): http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/opinion/30gawande.html?ex=1356670800&en=3f54f6a7a541f033&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/opinion/30gawande.html?ex=... Seems like the "Office for Human Research Protections" should remember: "First, do no harm."
- dcurtis 19y agoYeah, it seems pretty stupid that such an amazingly effective change it treatment would warrant this kind of negative reaction from the government. If a hospital changes the way doctors write up their charts to make previous treatment more visible, is that considered a "drug trial" like this? Regardless, unlike testing drugs on people without their consent, using a checklist or other types of charting has practically zero chance of causing death. The OHRP's response is asinine.
- joshwa 19y agoHere's the actual letter from the HHS OHRP: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/detrm_letrs/YR07/nov07b.pdf http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/detrm_letrs/YR07/nov07b.pdf It seems that as long as the IRB (Institutional Review Board) waives the consent requirement, the program may be able to continue.
- joeguilmette 19y agohey this is a great story!
- redorb 19y ago<sike> seems logical </sike>
- randallsquared 19y agoJust FYI, it's "psych".