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with appropriate modifications having to do with the
different disorders that are particularly relevant to our
discussion and the promise of research in this area.
In addition, we are exploring the possibility
of another paper looking at measurement of competence,
kinds of value issues lurking in that discussion. And also
a literature search on research involving greater than
minimal risk. These are things that we will come back and
discuss.
Another important part of the process is
attending -- several subcommittee members attended a
National Institute of Health sponsored inter-institute
conference looking at possible guidance for investigators
and IRB's in the area of research involving subjects with
questionable competence or questionable capacity. This was
a very important meeting.
A report will be coming out of that by the end
of the month and we will make that available to everyone.
But those of us who participated in the meeting were able
then to make recommendations for the revision of the draft
and the draft you have before you includes in bold a lot of
those additions as well as other additions that were made
and suggestions not only from subcommittee members but from
other commissioners.