Basic Track (SBER)

2019 SBER Conference

11/14/2019 2:56 PM

A08 - May the Revised Common Rule Force Be With You: How to Become a Review Jedi

Speaker(s)

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  Tonya Ferraro, MEd
  

  Senior IRB QI Consultant, Boston Children's Hospital
  
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  Kimberley Serpico, MEd, CIP, EdD Candidate
  

  Assistant Director of IRB Operations, Harvard School of Public Health
  

Often, IRB review is taught through experience on the job and learning from others. Meanwhile, it is a challenge to navigate the ever evolving intersection of “the grey”: federal regulations, institutional policies, and research landscape. But how do our own backgrounds, skills, and capacities impact our review? Why does “it depend”? And what does it mean to be an efficient and compliant IRB reviewer? During this session, presenters and attendees will:

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the opportunities and challenges of acknowledging personal preferences and biases
• Share creative approaches while staying compliant and being consistent
• Review the IRB Jedi Code