Final Rule Updates Protections for Research Participants: What You Need to Know

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Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Information The Continuing Professional Education (CPE) quiz for this article is available for free to Academy members through the MyCDRGo app (available for iOS and Android devices) and through www.jandonline.org (click on “CPE” in the menu and then “Academy Journal CPE Articles”). Log in with your Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or Commission on Dietetic Registration username and password, click “Journal Article Quiz” on the next page, then click the “Additional Journal CPE quizzes” button to view a list of available quizzes. Non-members may take CPE quizzes by sending a request to [email protected] There is a fee of $45 per quiz (includes quiz and copy of article) for non-member Journal CPE. CPE quizzes are valid for 1 year after the issue date in which the articles are published. In January 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services finalized several changes to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects—also known as the “Common Rule” because it has been adopted by sixteen federal departments and agencies—with the goal of modernizing the system that governs research participants. 1 Angelica N. HHS Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule) (2017 Final Rule). Duke University. https://scipol.duke.edu/track/hhs-federal-policy-protection-human-subjects-common-rule-2017-final-ruleDate accessed: October 1, 2018 Google Scholar The Common Rule was originally promulgated in 1991, at a time when research was “conducted predominantly at universities and medical institutions, and each study generally took place at a single site,” according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. The final rule takes into account that research with human participants has “grown in scale and become more diverse and data has become more digital.” 2 Department of Health & Human Services. Office for Human Research ProtectionsPress release. January 18, 2017. Final rule enhances protections for research participants, modernizes oversight system. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2017/01/18/final-rule-enhances-protections-research-participants-modernizes-oversight-system.htmlDate accessed: October 1, 2018 Google Scholar The Continuing Professional Education (CPE) quiz for this article is available for free to Academy members through the MyCDRGo app (available for iOS and Android devices) and through www.jandonline.org (click on “CPE” in the menu and then “Academy Journal CPE Articles”). Log in with your Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or Commission on Dietetic Registration username and password, click “Journal Article Quiz” on the next page, then click the “Additional Journal CPE quizzes” button to view a list of available quizzes. Non-members may take CPE quizzes by sending a request to [email protected] There is a fee of $45 per quiz (includes quiz and copy of article) for non-member Journal CPE. CPE quizzes are valid for 1 year after the issue date in which the articles are published.