IRB Chairs Track
2019 AER Conference
C08 - IRB Chairs Forum—A Structured Discussion for IRB Chairs
Luke Gelinas, PhD
Chairperson, Advarra
Senior Advisor, The Mult-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
R. Peter Iafrate, PharmD
IRB-01 Chair; Assistant Director, Research Programs and Services, University of Florida
IRB Chairman, University of Florida
Brenda J. Klement
Associate Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine
Chair, Biomedical IRB,
Speaker(s)
Given it can be difficult to find venues where IRB chairs can convene to discuss and wrestle with tough questions, this session will provide IRB chairs a forum to share ideas and best practices. Attendees will be surveyed on topics of interest to them, and speakers will provide a summary of each issue during the session. Any off-topic issues that arise during the discussion will be placed in a “parking lot” for later discussion, if time permits. During this double session, speakers and attendees will:
Learning Objectives:
- Review and discuss contemporary issues related to human subjects protections that are commonly faced by IRB chairs, and that may not have clear guidance in the federal regulations
- Share best practices, policies and procedures, forms, and methods that aid in resolving difficult issues presented by investigators and research study staff
- Discuss real-world situations and problems attendees face with a focus on coming up with a few possible and concrete solutions
- Note: This is a double session and will end at 12:45 PM.