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Educational Resources for IRB Members

OHRP created this list of resources to help IRB members learn about and succeed in their role in protecting research subjects.
 
Learn about upcoming OHRP educational events
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/upcoming-educational-events/index.html
 
Join OHRP’s mailing list 
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/news/sign-up-for-announcements/index.html
 
View OHRP’s Online Assurance Training
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/human-research-protection-program-fundamentals/index.html
 
Watch educational videos
The videos below cover material that is particularly relevant to IRB members
 
• Membership Requirements for Institutional Review Boards
• Quorum Requirements for Convened IRB Review Meetings
• OHRP Reporting Requirements
• Back to Basics: Does My Project Fall Within the Scope of the Regulations?
• Prisoner Research 1 and 2
• Conducting Internet Research: Challenges and Strategies for IRBs
• Biobanking: When Issues with Tissues Come a’Knockin’
• Complex Issues with Research Involving Vulnerable Populations
• General Informed Consent Requirements
• Research Use of Human Biological Specimens and Other Private Information
 
More videos can be found on OHRP’s Online Education page: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/online-education/index.html
 
Find OHRP guidance
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/index.html
 
Review commonly used guidance for IRB members
• Institutional Review Board Written Procedures: OHRP Guidance (2018):
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/institutional-issues/institutional-review-board-written-procedures/index.html
• Continuing review guidance (2010):
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/guidance-on-continuing-review-2010/index.html
• Approval of Research with Conditions: OHRP Guidance (2010):
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/guidance-on-irb-approval-of-research-with-conditions-2010/index.html
• Human Subject Regulations Decision Charts:
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/decision-charts/index.html
• Exempt Research Determination FAQs:
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/faq/exempt-research-determination/index.html
• Research with Children FAQs:
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/faq/children-research/index.html
• Informed Consent FAQs:
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/faq/informed-consent/index.html
• Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks and Adverse Events Guidance (2007) at:
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/reviewing-unanticipated-problems/index.html

 

Please also review relevant materials on the Revised Common Rule at:

https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/revised-common-rule/index.html

 

Content created by Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
Content last reviewed November 24, 2017
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