Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Name: Mayafirhana Bte Hairulhassan
Subject title: Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance
Topic: Organization of regulatory bodies that regulate the operations of clinical laboratories in Singapore

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is formed mainly to ensure the rights, safety and privacy of the subjects in any Human Biomedical Research (HBR) projects that is to be conducted1,2. The IRB must contain at least five members who have the knowledge of the types of research that is usually done in the institution1.

Other obligations of the IRB include:
- The education of research investigators regarding the human subjects2
- Review and approval of HBR projects1,2
- Controlling of the approved HBR project1,2
- Report any unforeseen activities to their respective institutions1,2

1. Operational Guidelines for Institutional review Boards. (2007). Retrieved 16th June, 2008, from http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/uploadedFiles/Publications/Guidelines/IRB%20Operational%20Guidelines_14-12-07_formatted.pdf

2. Institutional Review Board. (2007). Retrieved 16th June, 2008, from http://www.smu.edu.sg/research/IRB.asp