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Trustees |
1. Dr. Suniti Solomon ( Director-
YRGCARE )
2. Dr. SP Thyagarajan ( Ex - Vice Chancellor, University of
Madras )
3. Dr. M.K. Mani ( Nephrologist - Apollo Hospital, Chennai
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4. Mr. V.Y. Gaitonde
5. Mr.Sunil Solomon
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YRGCARE has organized two committees
to review and oversee both our social and medical research
projects. These committees will review each research proposal,
approve the research before any work can begin and continue
to monitor human safety issues. Based in Chennai and coming
from varied backgrounds, members in each committee serve on
a voluntary basis.
Institutional
Review Board (IRB)
YR Gaitonde Medical, Educational and Research Foundation,
Centre for AIDS Research and Education, has registered its
Institutional Review Board (IRB) in the year January 1999
and a Federal wide Assurance (FWA) in the year March 2001
with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) in keeping
with the International Guidelines for research protocols.
The FWA is approved for a three-year period and should be
renewed prior to its expiration. The members are from varied
backgrounds - Microbiologists, Legal Advisor, Development
Consultant, Social Scientists, Ophthalmologists, HIV /AIDS
activists for women, Psychiatrists, Social activist, Economists
and General Medicine. Most of them have experience in the
field of research. The primary purpose of the IRB is to ensure
the protection of the rights and welfare of the human subjects
and all research conducted by YRGCARE is in compliance with
the highest ethical standards.
The IRB has selected a Chairperson by vote of majority. All
the IRB members have completed the Human Subjects Training.
The members of the IRB serve on a voluntary basis. The IRB
meets monthly on the first Saturday of the calendar month
unless otherwise voted by the members. The task of the IRB
is to ensure that all research conducted by YRG CARE is in
compliance with the highest ethical standards. The primary
purpose of the IRB is to ensure the protection of the rights
and welfare of human subjects in research at YRG CARE. The
members thoroughly review all materials, protocols, informed
consents and reports.
The IRB is governed by the principles described in The Belmont
Report, Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the protection
of Human Subjects. All the projects are submitted to the ICMR
for review and approval.
At YRGCARE, the IRB Coordinator, in conjunction with the
PI and members of the Research staff coordinates timely submission
and distribution of study materials, creates the agenda, records
and distributes the minutes of the meeting one week prior
to the meeting and maintains all files and correspondence.
List of IRB members
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Name / Designation |
Professor Dr. S. A. Jayakar Paul, MD (General Medicine)
Chairperson,YRGCARE IRB
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
The Tamil Dr MGR Medical University
WHO Fellow - AIDS
(Retd. Director, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College)
(Tel.: 26423211 (O); 23633320 ®)
(Email: jayakarsaj@hotmail.com)
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Dr. A. Nalini
Director of Education,
Saveetha University,
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Dr V Kumaraswami, MBBS, MD, MNAMS, PhD
Co-Chairperson, YRGCARE IRB
Scientist ‘F’ - Officer-in-Charge
Deputy Director (Senior Grade)
Dept of Immunology
Tuberculosis Research Center
(Tel.: 28369630 (O); 9444449940)
(Email: kumaraswami@gmail.com)
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Dr. T. Rajkumar, MD, DM, PhD
Director of Research
Cancer Institute
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Mr. Arvind Subramaniam, BL
Advocate
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Dr. R. Ramakrishnan
Deputy Director (Scientist E)
National Institute of Epidemiology
Indian Council of Medical Research
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Mr. K. Arumugam, BA
Executive
Arex Industries Ltd.
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Dr. Saradha Suresh, MD, Ph.D, FRCP (Glas),
Director and Superintendent
Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children
Tel:24987490/24981419;Mobile: 9444021231
Email: drsaradhasuresh@gmail.com
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Mr. Benjamin Franklin, MSW
Development Consultant
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Ms Sarah Chanda, MA
Social Worker
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Dr. Jayapaul Azariah, PhD
(Retd. Prof. Of Zoology-
University of Madras)
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Dr. S. Shantha, MBBS, MD, PhD
(Retd. Director, Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College)
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Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, MD
Ophthalmic Pathologist
Medical Research Foundation
Sankara Nethralaya
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Ms Sheila Jayaprakash, BL
(Advocate)
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Dr. Malathy Doraisamy, PhD
Prof. of Economics,
Indian Institute of Technology
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Dr Suresh Kumar MD MPH
Psychiatrist
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Dr. P. Kuganantham, MBBS, DPH,
WHO Fellow, MPH (Johns Hopkins, USA), DTM&H (LSTM&H.UK), FISCD City Health Officer, Health Department, |
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Community
Advisory Board (CAB)
YRGCARE constituted the Community Advisory Board (CAB) to provide guidance in designing actually acceptable research projects, that enhance benefits for and participation by the community. Membership in CAB is a Voluntary, honorary position.
The CAB meets quarterly at Chennai and discusses the following: |
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- Research Priorities
- Research design issues such as Cohort selection criteria
- Questionnaire/other instrument design
- Follow-up plans
- Informed consent procedures
- Risk reduction intervention models
- Community education and outreach
- Recruitment and retention planning
- Measures to foster community trust
- Respect for social, cultural and political realities
of the communities where the recruitment will take place
- How to maximize opportunities for dialogue about implementing
research trials
As a matter of primary focus, the CAB
- Protects research subjects from physical, social or
ethical norms
- Evaluates appropriateness of educational materials prior
to mass distribution
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| INDIRECT STAKEHOLDERS |
Fr.
Xavier Alphonse SJ
CAB C0-Chair
(Retd.) College Professor & Catholic Priest,
NGO Director
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Mr.
Sunil Menon
(NGO Director)
Director
Sahodaran (NGO)
No. 27, Railway Colony,
3rd Street Extension
Aminjikarai
Chennai 600 029
Mobile : 9381016129 |
Mrs.
Malini Balakrishnan
(CAB Co-Chair)
Hospital Administrator
| Ms.
Anitha Sumanth
(Advocate)
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Dr.
Shakuntala Suresh Kumar
(Psychiatrist)
| Mr.
R.N. Prasad
Business
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| DIRECT STAKEHOLDERS |
Ms. Alamelu
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Ms. Amulu |
Ms. Dhanalakshmi
| Ms. Jeeva |
Ms. Mala
| Ms. Pushpa |
Mr. Ramesh
| Ms. Sasikala
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Mr. Sasi Kumar
| Ms. Usha
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Mr. Shokenraj
| Mr. Sunil Menon
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