July Newsletter

Join OHRP for two of our upcoming Research Community Forums (RCFs)!

New Frontiers in Human Subjects Research -- RCF in collaboration with Indiana University - September 20-21 in Fishers, Indiana.

This RCF will explore current challenges in human research protections and innovative ways for HRPPs and IRBs to respond to them. Day one will consist of OHRP-led discussions on supporting community engagement with the use of OHRP resources, approaches to encouraging the writing of readable and understandable consent documents, federal requirements for IRB records and documentation, and more. Day two sessions will focus on the review of artificial intelligence research, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, the IRB’s role in promoting broad data sharing, and much more!

Click here to register and find out more! CIP credits available.

Trust, Technology, and Consent – RCF in collaboration with University of Nevada - October 25-26 in Reno, Nevada.

Day one of this RCF will include a forum on hot button issues in human subjects research and protections, case study reviews, overview of OHRP policies and recommendations, and conversations on IRB best practices and recommendations. Day two will feature a keynote address from Katie Shilton on creating a trust infrastructure for research with pervasive digital devices, building trust between researchers and underserved communities, participatory research in the digital age, and much more!

Click here to register and learn more! CIP credits available.

Beyond Altruism – Exploring Payment for Research Participation – OHRP’s 5th Exploratory Workshop

Save the date! OHRP is excited to announce this year’s Exploratory Workshop on Thursday, September 15. This free live-streamed one-day workshop will explore the role of paying people for their participation in research, as well as practical challenges and considerations for how payments should be made. Session one will include a variety of unique participant perspectives regarding payment for research participation. Session two will cover practical challenges and implementations of the financial aspects of research participation. Event panelists include many distinguished experts in the field of bioethics and research ethics, including Emily Largent, Jill Fisher, Luke Gelinas, Celia Fisher, David Borasky, and many others!

To learn more, please click here! CIP credits available.

About Research Participation (ARP) Printable Materials Now Available in Spanish!

Click here for our ARP printable informational materials page, which now includes Spanish-translations of all available resources! Use these resources to educate prospective research participants, recruit new IRB members from the community, and inform the public about research and research participation. Please print and distribute these to potential research participants and others in your community. These are free and no permission is required for distribution.

Missed out on our “Conversation with IRB Professionals” webinar? A recording of the event is now available!

Listen to these invited IRB professionals talk about their roles, their institutions, and how they support their researchers.  Click here to access a file with the link to the event recording. This recording complemented the first series of our webinars on the basics of the Common Rule.

Upcoming SACHRP Meeting

The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will meet July 20-21 in Bethesda, Maryland; discussion items include the impact of social media use on human subjects research, the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing, and considerations on the use of artificial intelligence in research. For the full agenda, click here. Instructions on how to access the meeting videocast will be posted clearer to the date.

New Single IRB Draft Guidance Open for Public Comment

OHRP is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document for public comment titled ‘‘Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Cooperative Research.’’ Notice of that draft guidance is included in the July 1, 2022 issue of the Federal Register (87 FR 39534), which can be accessed here.

This draft guidance has a public comment period of 60 days, closing on August 30, 2022. See the Federal Register Notice or the OHRP website here for details regarding how to submit public comment.