NATIONAL HUMAN SUBJECT PROTECTIONS WORKSHOPS NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number 14, May 3, 1996 P.T. 42 Keywords: Human Subjects Policy National Institutes of Health Food and Drug Administration The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are continuing to sponsor a series of workshops on responsibilities of researchers, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and institutional officials for the protection of human subjects in research. The workshops are open to everyone with an interest in research involving human subjects. The meetings should be of special interest to those persons currently serving or about to begin serving as a member of an IRB. Issues discussed at these workshops are relevant to all other Public Health Service agencies. The current schedule includes the following: DATES: June 3-5, 1996 TITLE: Basic Training for IRB Members - June 3, 1996; Cultural Diversity and Other Human Research Issues with Emphasis on Native Americans -June 4-5, 1996 LOCATION: Marriott Hotel; Oklahoma City, OK SPONSORS: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Public Health, Oklahoma City, OK; Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Tahlequal, OK; Langston University, Langston, OK; Indian Health Affairs, Office of Health Program Research and Development, Albuquerque, NM REGISTRATION: Kay Holladay, M.P.H. Conference Coordinator, Dean's Office University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Public Health P.O. Box 26901 Oklahoma City, OK 73190 Telephone: (405) 271-2342 FAX: (405) 271-3039 REGISTRATION FEE: $150 ($165 on-site registration) DESCRIPTION: This conference will provide a forum for participants to explore issues in human subjects protection in the conduct of research, including regulations and assurances, research protocols, uses of special populations, ethical/legal issues in human subjects research, and conflict of interest. Participants will learn the function, responsibilities, and process of an Institutional Review Board (IRB); how Federal regulations and community participation can protect human subjects in research; how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks from research for individuals and communities; and how to protect individual rights as well as the rights of communities, especially those of cultural diversity. Basic training concerning IRB procedures and protocol review will take place on the afternoon of the first day and conclude on the second day at noon. At 1:00 p.m., on the second day, the conference will re-convene. Individual presentations, panels, and workshop sessions will provide maximum opportunity for participants to gain information and engage in discussions on a wide range of issues concerning human subjects research. Experts from research, regulatory, pharmaceutical, medical, legislative, and ethical backgrounds have been assembled to share their knowledge of the relevant issues. This conference should be of interest to researchers in clinical medicine and the behavioral and social sciences, IRB members and coordinators, tribal leaders and other Native Americans, university and hospital administrators, agency personnel, lawyers, ethicists, health care practitioners, health care insurers, graduate students, and others interested in human subject protection issues. INQUIRIES For further information regarding these workshops or future NIH/FDA National Human Subject Protections Workshops, contact: Ms. Darlene Marie Ross Office for Protection from Research Risks National Institutes of Health 6100 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3B01 Rockville, MD 20892-7507 Telephone: (301) 496-8101 x233 FAX: (301) 402-0527 Email: RossD@od6100m1.od.nih.gov .
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