Educating and Training Track

2019 AER Conference

A20 - Two Hats, One Head—When IRB Members Are Also Investigators

Speaker(s)

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  Stephanie Collins Reed, PhD
  

  IRB Protocol Analyst, New York State Psychiatric Institute
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurobiology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
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  Ilene F. Wilets, PhD, CIP
  

  IRB Chair, Program for the Protection of Human Subjects
  Associate Professor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Researchers who are also IRB members are tasked with writing protocols and, separately, reviewing protocols, which require skill sets and perspectives not entirely independent from one another. While these "dual-role" individuals often hold concordant perspectives in addressing these tasks, there are times when IRB and investigator perspectives conflict. This session will present a framework elucidating the tension between the two roles (two hats, one head) and provide attendees with practical guidance to manage this intrapersonal conflict when it arises. During this session, speakers and attendees will:

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the challenges for IRB members who also conduct human subjects research
• Provide case-based scenarios illustrating the types of dual-role conflicts that sometimes occur during an IRB meeting
• Share practical strategies for managing this conflict, enabling the dual-role IRB member to leverage their unique position for instructive and incisive protocol review