Institutional Officials and HRPP Leadership Track

2019 AER Conference

Advanced

E06 - Making Your HRPP Distinct and Organized in a Single IRB World

Speaker(s)

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  Ann Johnson, PhD, MPH, CIP
  

  Director, Institutional Review Board, University of Utah
  Adjunct Professor, University of Utah
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  Julie Ozier, MHL, CHRC, CIP
  

  Director, HRPP, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center
  

The concept of a HRPP can often blur together with the roles and responsibilities of the IRB. This session will present strategies for setting up the HRPP with clear and distinct roles, responsibilities, and review processes to ensure efficient completion of review and effective oversight of research using an external single IRB. Presentation and discussion within the session will be facilitated and sample process documents will be shared. Before attending this session, attendees should be familiar with the regulatory responsibilities of IRBs and HRPPs. During this session, speakers and attendees will:

Learning Objectives:

• Review and discuss strategies for making the HRPP a distinct and organized entity at the institution
• Understand the review efficiency problems that can occur if the site HRPP does not have an organized process for the review of projects using an external single IRB
• Share key components of a successful HRPP review process when using an external single IRB