Recorded Webinars

What IACUCs Need to Know About Working with IBCs Webinar

Contributor:
Jacqueline Hoats Shields, BFA, CPBCA Associate Director of Research Safety Compliance, University of Michigan

Discover the similarities and differences between IACUC and IBC programs and how the two oversight models can work together effectively. What are the key connection points and where are the potential missed signals when projects require review by both committees? Find practical ideas for achieving productive partnerships between these two compliance areas at your institution. 

After watching this webinar, you will be able to: 

• Review what IBCs oversee, how they function, and how this compares to the IACUC. 
• Outline what needs to happen when a project under IACUC review also involves IBC oversight. 
• The big stuff: Similarities and differences between IBCs and IACUCs. 
• The nitty gritty: Working together when you are so different. 

Ideal for both experienced and new IACUC staff, including those with limited IBC familiarity.

Recommended Reading:

• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (April 2019, NIH Office of Science Policy) 

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 6th edition (CDC/NIH) 

CE Credit
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance that documents up to 1.5 continuing education credit hours for their attendance at this webinar. Certificates of attendance are useful for obtaining CE credits from professional associations. Each association's guidelines for accepting CE credit hours (in-person or virtual) may differ. Please consult the appropriate association representative for information on if, and how many, CE credits from this PRIM&R webinar may be used.
 

CPIA Credit
Course participants who hold the Certified Professional in IACUC Administration (CPIA®) credential may apply 1.5 continuing education credits towards CPIA® recertification credit for this PRIM&R webinar. Please refer to the CPIA® recertification guidelines for additional information.

Cost
Members: $100
Nonmembers: $190

Informed Consent: Understanding Regulatory Flexibilities

Contributors:
Nichelle Cobb, Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP) 
Nancy Olson, IRB Administrator, University of Nebraska Medical Center 

Explore how IRBs approach the review of informed consent and make determinations about waivers and alterations of both the process as well as the documentation. Find out what a waiver of informed consent means and if flexibilities can be found in the regulations. Should IRBs work more closely with research teams to identify the most appropriate informed consent approach for a study?  

This webinar is designed to help IRB administrators and members think about how they can review informed consent by taking into consideration the nature of a research study while following the regulations. 

Ideal for IRB administrators, IRB staff, IRB chairs and members, HRPP personnel, research teams, consent form writers. 

Familiarity with the revised Common Rule and other federal regulatory requirements for informed consent is recommended. 

After participating in this webinar, attendees will be able to: 

• Identify regulatory flexibilities for informed consent  
• Examine waivers and alterations of the consent process and waivers of documentation of informed consent 
• ​Discuss how the flexibilities provide an opportunity to tailor the consent process to the scientific goals of the study, while protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects 

CE Credit
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance that documents up to 1.25 continuing education credit hours for their attendance at this webinar. Certificates of attendance are useful for obtaining CE credits from professional associations. Each association's guidelines for accepting CE credit hours (in-person or virtual) may differ. Please consult the appropriate association representative for information on if, and how many, CE credits from this PRIM&R webinar may be used.

CIP Credit
Course participants who hold the Certified IRB Professional (CIP®) credential may apply 1.25 continuing education credits towards CIP® recertification credit for this PRIM&R webinar. Please refer to the CIP® recertification guidelines for additional information.

Cost 
Members: $100
Nonmembers: $190

Broad Consent

Contributor: 
Rachele Hendrick-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA, Research Director of Real-World Evidence at the Duke Margolis Center for Health Public Policy in Washington DC 

Driven by federal mandates, data sharing is increasingly becoming the norm. To meet these mandates, researchers often rely on broad consent provisions to inform research participants that their data may be used in future studies, including studies that may go beyond the purpose and scope of the research for which the data was originally collected. This webinar will provide an overview of the concept of broad consent, situational and contextual examples of appropriate use, alternatives to broad consent, and ethical considerations in disclosure of secondary findings. 

Ideal for IRB Members, staff, and researchers.

After participating in this webinar, attendees will be able to: 

• Define broad consent and analyze scenarios to provide context for use  
• Present alternatives to broad consent
• Engage in conversation regarding the ethics of disclosing secondary findings 

CE Credit
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance that documents up to 1.25 continuing education credit hours for their attendance at this webinar. Certificates of attendance are useful for obtaining CE credits from professional associations. Each association's guidelines for accepting CE credit hours (in-person or virtual) may differ. Please consult the appropriate association representative for information on if, and how many, CE credits from this PRIM&R webinar may be used.

CIP Credit
Course participants who hold the Certified IRB Professional (CIP®) credential may apply 1.25 continuing education credits towards CIP® recertification credit for this PRIM&R webinar. Please refer to the CIP® recertification guidelines for additional information.

Cost
Members: $100
Nonmembers: $190

Doing it Right: Consent and Compensation in Crowdsourced Data Collection Webinar

Contributor: 
Mary L. Gray, PhD, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.

After the introduction of Mechanical Turk (MTurk) as a human computation work platform, the use of crowdsourcing for data collection in research rose significantly, especially in the psychological sciences.

With the increased use of platforms such as MTurk came questions regarding the price of human labor vis-à-vis compensation to research subjects and implications for “voluntary informed consent.” In both preparatory work and research participation, does incomplete disclosure meet the requirements and standards for informed consent?

This webinar provides an overview of the history of the use of crowdsourcing for research data collection, addresses issues of identifiability and representativeness of MTurk workers, and describes techniques that have been developed to ensure both meaningful consent as well as mechanisms for ensuring that MTurk workers get compensated for their participation even if they were to withdraw from the study. 

Cost
Members: $100
Nonmembers: $190

Considering the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Digital Health Research

The use of digital strategies and tools is on the rise in health research. While technologies like wearable sensors and social network platforms hold promise for understanding health behaviors, these strategies for gathering data include ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSIs) that must be considered.

This webinar provides an overview of how digital tools/strategies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, are used in health research. It will highlight novel strategies for identifying possible unintended ELSIs when developing and evaluating digital health studies.

You will be introduced to the Digital Health Checklist (DHC) and framework. With the use of case studies, attendees will apply the DHC with a goal of improving awareness of issues related to privacy, risk/benefit assessment and data management that can be used when developing or reviewing a research protocol and consent form. In addition, learn to apply a more structured approach to assessing digital health research risks.

Recognizing, Investigating and Reporting Noncompliance and Adverse Events

This interactive webinar will use a mix of lecture, scenarios, and Q&A to examine the IACUC’s role in identifying noncompliance and other adverse events in the animal care and use program.

Amidst the increasing complexity of research, heightened institutional and public scrutiny, and evolving regulations, maintaining meticulous oversight of animal care and use programs remains a steadfast obligation of every Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). A critical part of IACUC oversight involves identifying when things go wrong, implementing corrective actions, and, in some cases, reporting to regulatory and oversight bodies.
 

 1.5 Continuing Education credits towards CPIA Recertification. 

Ongoing Study Oversight: Ensuring Protocol Compliance through Postapproval Monitoring

The challenges of providing ongoing study oversight to animal and human research protocols have continually increased because of such developments as increasing complexity of the research, institutional and public pressures, and changing regulations. What has not changed, however, is the institution responsibility to maintain oversight through its IACUC and HRPP.

Implementing a postapproval monitoring program can fill the compliance gap while also serving as a pathway for providing ongoing education and for forging stronger relationships with researchers.
 

Implementing New National Science Foundation (NSF) Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Requirement

This webinar addresses changes to current National Science Foundation (NSF) requirements for education in the responsible conduct of research (RCR) as mandated by the CHIPS and Science Act. The panelists will review best practices in RCR education, discuss how to meaningfully expand institutional requirements to include faculty and senior personnel, and address how institutions can support mentor training and mentorship in research. 

Community Engagement in Research: Ethical Considerations for HRPPs

Across almost all research disciplines and methods, there has been an increase in different types of community engagement over the last two decades. Community engagement in research is common at some academic institutions, but it is a somewhat new phenomenon at others. While community engagement originated in large part as a response to abuse and exploitation of marginalized communities by researchers, and thus as a means to better protect research participants, there has historically been some tension between community engaged researchers and IRBs.

This webinar aims to diffuse some of that tension, highlighting the shared ethical goals of community engagement and human research protections programs and recommended practices for reviewing research that engages community partners.