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2020 Advancing Ethical Research Conference
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Building a Relationship with your Research Integrity Office
Institutional review boards (IRBs) and research integrity offices (RIOs) play distinct but related roles in research oversight and compliance. Oftentimes, the jurisdiction of these two bodies overlap, resulting in investigators, research staff, and other stakeholders, approaching both entities with the same questions and issues. It’s critical to understand the differences between each group’s purviews, and the importance of open and effective communication during the research review process.
During this webinar, Ross Hickey, JD, CIP, CPIA discussed best practices for effective communication and relationship-building among IRBs, RIOs, and their respective staff and members that can apply to a variety of organizational structures. Using case studies from biomedical and social and behavioral research, this webinar covered considerations for IRBs and RIOs in research review, study design, data integrity, and research misconduct.
What will I learn?
After attending this webinar, attendees were able to:
Who should attend?
This basic-level webinar was of value to IRB professionals who work in both biomedical and social and behavioral research, as well as other stakeholders in the research enterprise.
Ross Hickey, JD, CIP, CPIA, is the assistant provost for research integrity at University of Southern Maine (USM). Mr. Hickey has built a nationally recognized research compliance office that serves both USM and other institutions throughout Maine, and he is contacted on a regular basis to provide technical assistance to other local institutions on regulatory compliance matters. He also serves as Director of the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC). The annual Research Integrity Symposium, organized by Mr. Hickey and hosted at USM, attracts attendees from all over the country to learn about regulatory and ethical considerations in research. Mr. Hickey is currently coordinating USM’s work in the New England Ocean Cluster (NEOCH). Mr. Hickey is an attorney and a member of the Maine State Bar Association, and is a valued member of PRIM&R’s Council of Certified IRB Professionals (CCIP).
If you are not yet a PRIM&R member, we encourage you to join today, and take advantage of your very first membership benefit immediately: a discounted registration fee to this webinar.
Join us in Orlando, FL from September 9 to 11 to strengthen your skills and learn strategies for successfully carrying out responsibilities related to IRB oversight.
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