Criteria for Review
Forms
Protected Populations
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Children/Minors
- Prisoners
- Pregnant women
- People with diminished capacity to give consent
- Mentally or physically challenged individuals
Sensitive Information
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Information relating to sexual attitudes, preferences, or practices
- Information relating to the use of alcohol or drugs
- Information relating to illegal behavior
- Information that, if released, could reasonably place the individual at risk of criminal or civil liability or be damaging to the individual’s financial standing, employability or reputation
- Information that would normally be recorded in a patient’s medical record and the disclosure could reasonably lead to discrimination, stigmatization, etc.
For more information please see the Adrian College IRB Website or e-mail irb@adrian.edu.