October Newsletter

Last chance! Register now for OHRP’s RCF entitled “Trust, Technology and Consent” in beautiful Reno, NV, on October 25-26th

Interested in brushing up on your skills interpreting and applying the U.S. federal regulations and policies on human research protections? Looking for opportunities to network with others in the field and learn about promoting trust in research involving vulnerable populations? Then this is the Research Community Forum (RCF) for you! Don’t wait any longer. Click here to register and save your spot for the event!

With over 1300 live views from around the world, recordings of OHRP’s Exploratory Workshop “Beyond Altruism – Exploring Payment for Research Participation” are now available!

Missed out on the live webcast of OHRP’s Exploratory Workshop discussing payment for research participation? You can now access the recorded videos here and share the link with your peers! While on our website, you can also view the program book and download the workshop slides. CIP credits are available!

About Research Participation materials for the general public

Don’t forget, OHRP offers a variety of free informational materials designed for educating the lay public about research and research participation. These materials are available in Spanish too!

• Print, display, and distribute our “Learn About Participation” brochure/poster for use at your institution – this brochure is available in a variety of different formats that can suit your needs
• Watch and share our “Voices of Participants” videos – these videos feature first-hand accounts of research participation
• Print and distribute our “Educational Tool for Community Engagement” – this checklist provides a progressive, step-by-step way for lay community members to understand the complexities of research participation and oversight. It will help institutions with their effort in increasing diversity and inclusivity in research participation.

Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP), October 19-20

SACHRP will meet virtually October 19th and 20th to discuss the FDA’s recently released NPRMs on Protection of Human Subjects and IRBs, and IRBs and Cooperative Research. In addition and as time allows, SACHRP will review a possible revision to the recently approved SACHRP recommendation on IRB considerations for human subjects research involving artificial intelligence, and discuss use of social media by human research participants.

For agenda and access to public videocast links, see www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp-committee/meetings/index.html; information will be updated closer to the meeting date.

For meeting materials, see www.regulations.gov, docket # HHS-OASH-2022-0016.

Please contact SACHRP@hhs.gov with any questions.