Past Events

This webinar hosted experts in the field to discuss four key approaches for attempting to measure IRB effectiveness.

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OHRP hosted it’s 7th annual Exploratory Workshop on the ethical and practical considerations of human research with AI. This workshop explored the ethical and practical considerations for the use of AI in research involving humans.

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This virtual Research Community Forum co-hosted with the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University, and the University of Pennsylvania, covered topics such as, implementation research, use of synthetic data, and engaging “hard-to-reach” communities in research. Staff from the HHS Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and OHRP attended to answer questions and present.

July 12, 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the National Research Act. The National Research Act was a response to public outcry that the federal government let hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama go untreated for syphilis for 40 years to study the impact of the disease on the human body. The Act included creation of federal rules to protect human participants in research. It also led to the establishment of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research to identify ethical standards to guide human research. This OHRP commemorative event reflected on what happened following the passage of the National Research Act, showcased the diverse role research participants play in contemporary research, and considered what future scientific advances may mean for research participants and public trust in research.

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Description: This presentation provided an overview of the ethics and regulations for conducting research with HeLa cells.

This 1.25 hour webinar meets the criteria in the Certified IRB Professional (CIP) recertification guidelines and is eligible for 1 CIP credit. Viewers who watched a webinar (live or archived) that does not come with an attendance certificate, consider having a supervisor sign a log indicating the title of the session and the date on which it was watched as proof of attendance for accreditation purposes. Please refer to the Certified IRB Professional (CIP) recertification guidelines at https://www.primr.org/cip/cip-recertification/

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The 2-day in-person Research Community Forum was co-sponsored with the University of Miami, the University of Florida, and the Johns Hopkins University. This event included interactive case studies with OHRP staff on day one to learn how to apply the regulations at 45 CFR 46. Day two hosted a keynote on the challenges with conducting human research in extreme environments involving spaceflight participants. Other topics covered include, Development of Human Research Protection Programs (HRPP), Data Protection and Integrity, and Increasing the Diversity of Research Participants.

This presentation by Dr. Ivor Pritchard covered the Belmont Report ethical principles of justice, beneficence, and respect for persons, their application to research involving human participants, and how they may have evolved in response to changes in society and the research landscape.

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Watch this video to learn about the The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quSiIMxb6x0

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