Posted by Anne Meade, web and distance education coordinator
On Thursday, January 29, 2009, PRIM&R held a webinar titled Refocusing on IRB’s Crucial Issues: New Year, New Lens. This 90-minute session was presented by Bruce Gordon, MD, chairman of the IRB and professor of Pediatrics at University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Moira Keane, MA, director of the University of Minnesota Research Subjects’ Protection Programs. Ms. Keane and Dr. Gordon presented information on how to take advantage of the flexibility provided in the federal regulations for managing human subjects research programs while maintaining the highest ethical and regulatory standards.
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The most recent issue of the PRIM&R Newsletter (members only) was distributed on Friday, February 27.
In addition to our regular features, such as Recent Headlines, Government and Legal News, and Public Policy, this issue included…
- An invitation for 2009 IACUC Conference attendees to register for the Speed Mentoring event;
- A featured talk from PRIM&R Through the Years, a 532-page compilation of presentations delivered by internationally esteemed experts in the field of research ethics at PRIM&R's past annual meetings. This month feature is Stanley Milgram’s speech, “The Role of [...] Read more
Posted by Catherine Rogers, marketing coordinator
We’ve just wrapped up a trip to Los Angeles, CA, where the annual meeting for the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) was held. For three days, approximately 300 professionals attended breakout and plenary sessions, all of which centered on accreditation. PRIM&[...] Read more
Posted by Catherine Rogers, marketing coordinator
Was it San Diego?
Here's a photo we found near the top of our archives. Can you find yourself in the crowd? If you were present at this meeting, we'd love to hear from you.
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Posted by Catherine Rogers, marketing coordinator
With our 35th anniversary upon us, the PRIM&R staff has been doing a lot of digging through our archives, and my, how far we've come! To remind you (and ourselves) of PRIM&R's journey, we will periodically post interesting photos in a feature called Monday Memories. Do you know what's going on in this image? Are you one of the enthusiastic chorus, or maybe you took the photo yourself? If you have any ideas about who's who, or what's what, please leave a comment and let us know!
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