23 Fructidor CCXI (September 9, 2003)
Signed In Triplicate, Sent In, Sent Back, Queried, Lost, Found, Subjected To Public Inquiry, Lost Again, And Finally Buried In Soft Peat And Recycled As Firelighters
Oh boy, I just got the most wonderful news in the world today! It seems that if you're using NRC equipment, facilities, or even using NRC staff for consultation then you have to get any experiments involving human subjects approved by their ethics review board. Additionally (and more importantly), they also state that this review must occur even if it has been approved by another review board (i.e. a university).
My original thesis plan called for the ethics review to only go through the university; expected time: 1 - 2 weeks. Now I may have to go through the NRC ethics board as well; expected time: 2 months.
Getting everything done by January is appearing increasingly difficult.
Ug. That's pretty awful. These "ethics" boards are no good... if we can't have mad scientists, where will we get good movie ideas?
Call Hollywood! I just got a killer idea!
"The Ethics Review Board ... From the Black Lagoon!"
The best part is that both UNB and NRC reference the same documents when referring to guidelines you should follow. I don't think I'm even allowed to ask someone questions without the two month waiting period according to NRC.
Actually, it may not be two months, it may only be one. But that's if they don't have many questions, seeing as the board only meets once a month (and doesn't meet in the summer at all. Not that that matters now.)
Posted by g026r at 24 Fructidor CCXI 10:44 (2003/09/10)
Oh, and congratulations, that was the one hundredth comment.
Yay me...errr you...errr yay something!
Posted by g026r at 24 Fructidor CCXI 11:04 (2003/09/10)
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