Thank you for attending the conference. Presentations and handouts from May 5th, 2004, are available on the conference materials page.

May 3 - 4, 2004 in Portland Oregon
Located at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center

This two-day regional conference brings in nationally recognized speakers to discuss basic and advanced emerging issues in human research protections.

What Are the Basics and Beyond?
An interactive conference, with common themes concerning ethics of human subjects research presented as plenary topics, and working group sessions organized by focus interest areas. Emphasis will be on sharing challenges, pitfalls, and solutions.

May 3rd - The Basics: PRIM&R IRB 101 On the Road
Day one workshop will review the history and ethics of human subjects research, the federal regulations related to the conduct of research on human subjects, and relevant case studies. PRIM&R faculty will spend the morning session reviewing the history and ethics of human research, as well as the federal rules and regulations that govern research. The afternoon session will focus on applying these principles to case studies, and discussing ethical issues that arise in both social science and biomedical research.

Faculty

• Helen McGough, M.A., University of Washington
• Ernest D. Prentice, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center

May 4th - Looking Beyond: The Future of Human Subjects Protection
Day two consists of presentations by nationally recognized keynote speakers and several breakout sessions to discuss the latest developments in the field regarding: socio-behavioral and biomedical studies, genetic research, complementary and alternative medicine, individual and institutional conflict of interest, HIPAA, consent form writing and moving your IRB into the electronic age.

Keynote Speakers & Topics

• E. Haavi Morreim, Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Tales from the Trenches: Litigation in Clinical Research
• Alta Charo, J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School - Stem Cell and Cloning Research
• Alan Bennett, Food & Drug Administration - FDA's Use of DSHEA to Ban Ephedra

Audience

• IRB Members
• IRB Administrators and Staff
• Principal Investigators, Research Staff and Coordinators
• Institutional Officials
• Conflict of Interest Administrators
• Privacy and Compliance Officers

Registration and Additional Information

• The cost for the conference is $150 for either day or $250 for both days.
• Conference announcements and registration information will be available mid-March 2004.
• For questions please e-mail rdaed@ohsu.edu or call Nikki Bishop, OHSU RDA Education & Communications Manager, at (503) 494-0913.

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