IRBform



On this page will be a link to our working copy of the IRB proposal. After a preliminary review of 5 or 6 articles we have revised our research purpose to: The purpose of this research is to explore if a vegetarian diet alone is just as effective as using statin medication to reduce serum cholesterol for middle age adults (35-55 year old) with medium risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD).

__**For the week of 2/21, we need**__**:**
 * 1) each person to read 3-4 articles & enter the appropriate information in the Group 4 literature review summary (on Reference page). Please post under the discussion tab @ the top of the page, which articles you've chosen so we don't have 2 people reviewing the same article. Allison & I will post the requested articles when they are delivered. This should be all the articles we need unless we see any gaps, etc.
 * 2) to decide if this IRB application is going to be presented @ the Research Day on campus.
 * 3) to come up with a plan for writing this IRB proposal & abstract and answer the question, Who will be our intended audience? My suggestion, is to write the proposal as if we were presenting it for use by primary practice Nurse Practitioners (see the Stitcher article). Almost as a literature review & evidence based practice article? Comments - let me know what you think about this.
 * 4) create our abstract.  I've attached an article, Are All Abstracts Created Equal? Would anyone be willing to volunteer?

Call me on my cell phone 478-747-4459 if you have any problems.