WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection
Programs today announced that it has accredited seven more
organizations: four in the United
States and three in Asia,
including the first organization in Thailand.
These latest accreditations—of health systems, academic medical
centers, an independent institutional review board and a marrow
donor program—reflect widespread appreciation of the value of
AAHRPP accreditation, in virtually every sector of the research
enterprise and every region of the globe.
The newly accredited organizations are:
- Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung,
Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol
University, Bangkok,
Thailand
- Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield,
Wisconsin
- National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Pearl IRB, Indianapolis,
Indiana
- St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences,
Bangalore, India
"Throughout the research enterprise, organizations have come to
recognize that one of the most effective ways to safeguard research
participants is to have one standard worldwide for research
protections," AAHRPP President and CEO Elyse Summers said. "With more than 200 AAHRPP
accredited organizations—and many more working currently to achieve
AAHRPP accreditation —it is clear that AAHRPP has set that global
standard."
To earn AAHRPP accreditation, organizations must demonstrate
that they have built extensive safeguards into every level of their
research operation and that they adhere to high standards for
research. In today's global, collaborative research enterprise,
organizations increasingly rely on AAHRPP accreditation status to
help identify trusted research partners.
To date, AAHRPP has accredited organizations in 46 states,
Canada, China, India,
Mexico, Republic of Korea,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. All major U.S. independent
institutional review boards have earned AAHRPP accreditation. In
addition, more than 60 percent of U.S. research-intensive
universities and over 65 percent of U.S. medical schools are either
AAHRPP accredited or have begun the accreditation process. The
National Institutes of Health, the world's largest public funder of
research, has earned accreditation, as has Pfizer, Inc., the
largest industry sponsor of clinical research.
About AAHRPP: A nonprofit organization, AAHRPP provides
accreditation for organizations that conduct or review human
research and can demonstrate that their protections exceed the
safeguards required by the U.S. government. To learn more, visit
www.aahrpp.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Kiskaddon
Director, Global Business Development and Public Affairs
skiskaddon@aahrpp.org
(202) 783-1112
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