by Royell Sullivan, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Education Specialist at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
On Wednesday, I attended session D5, How to Grow Your IRB Career: Professional Development and Networking, presented by Charlotte Coley, MACT, CIP; Karen Hansen; and Yvonne Higgins, CIP. I was really excited for this presentation because as a newbie in the world of human research protections, I am looking to discover what [...] Read more
by Royell Sullivan, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Education Specialist at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
On Tuesday, I attended the session B25, titled Developing and Implementing an Education Program at an Institution with a Small Research Program. Many of the attendees expressed that while they saw the relevance behind implementing an actual educational program, they simply lacked [...] Read more
by Andrea Johnson, JD, CIP, regulatory specialist in the Research Integrity Office at Oregon Health and Science University
John P. A. Ioannidis, MD, PhD, the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research Conference keynote speaker on Tuesday, raised provocative questions about the information we obtain through scientific research. Among his many achievements, Dr. Ioannidis<[...] Read more
by Susan Trinidad, MA, Research Scientist in the Department of Bioethics & Humanities at the Center for Genomics & Healthcare Equality at the University of Washington
I sure hope somebody is reading this, since I am inside (near a power outlet) instead of enjoying the sunshine during our afternoon break! In this post, I’ll be sharing some of the highlights from didactic workshop A4, Comparative Effectiveness Research: What Bioethicists Need [...] Read more
by Julie Fine, Legal Specialist, Pfizer Inc. (Please note: The views presented here are my own and do not reflect the positions or policies of Pfizer Inc.)
Greetings from not-so-sunny San Diego! I attended the pre-conference session Advanced Research Ethics, which was based on curriculum developed by the Department of Bioethics at the National [...] Read more
