Board Member Training
IRB members receive training throughout the year at a number of IRB training sessions and at the board meetings held each month. These training sessions include specific topics relevant to the University of Utah Human Research Protection Program and broader topics that are of interest to our members and the research community.
IRB Member Training Events
IRB Annual Board Member Symposium - September 11, 2008
Full Agenda
- Touring the New and Improved IRB Website - Lisa Rigtrup, B.S.
- Strategies for Improving Consent Documents - Dennis O'Rourke, Ph.D.
- Ethical and Regulatory Issues in BioBanking - Jeffrey Botkin, M.D., M.P.H.
- Use of Placebo in Clinical Trials - Howard Mann, M.D.
IRB New Board Member Training - August 21, 2008
Full Agenda
- New Board Member Handbook - Lisa Rigtrup, B.S.
- Touring the IRB Website - Lisa Rigtrup, B.S.
- Reviewer Responsibilities - Ingrid Nygaard, M.D.
- Criteria for Approval, Informed Consent, & Waivers - Ann Johnson, M.S.
- Before & After the Meeting: The Complete Review Process - Lisa Rigtrup, B.S.
IRB Member Training - April 25, 2008
- Dealing with Ethical Aspects of Social Bio-Behavioral and Population Research - Dr. Charles MacKay, IRB Chairman - MedStar Research Institute
IRB Member Training - January 11, 2008
Full Agenda
- Ethnographies and Oral Histories - Dennis O'Rourke, Ph.D.
- Inclusion of Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making in Research - Jeffrey R. Botkin, M.D., M.P.H
IRB New Member Annual Training - August 29, 2007
Full Agenda
- Reviewer Responsibilities: "Preventing IRB Nightmares" - Benjamin Van Tassel, Pharm.D.
- Hints for Completing a Thorough Board Member Review - Maureen Brinkman, R.N.
- Vulnerable Populations - Jeffrey R. Botkin, M.D., M.P.H.
- Informed Consent - Milana Perepyolkina, M.A.
- Waivers - Ann Johnson, B.S.
IRB Annual Training and Retreat - August 3, 2007
Full Agenda
- Priorities for Human Subject Protection - Jeffrey R. Botkin, M.D., M.P.H.
- Behavioral Science Research - Dennis O'Rourke, Ph.D.
- Reviewer Responsibilities - Ingrid Nygaard, M.D.
- Hints for Doing a Thorough Board Member Review - Maureen Brinkman, R.N.
- VA Information Security Module - Laurence Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.
- Investigational New Drugs (INDs) - James Rubble, Pharm.D., J.D.
- Vulnerable Populations: Children - Jeffrey R. Botkin, M.D., M.P.H.
- Expedited and Exempt Studies - Caren Frost, Ph.D.
Monthly Board Member Training
- April 2008: ARUP
- March 2008: Protocol Billing Grid
- February 2008 - Eccles Health Science Library Services
- January 2008 - RGE Overview
- November 2007: CCIC Overview
- October 2007: RDRC-HUS Overview
- September 2007: Criteria for IRB Approval of Research
- June 2007: Unanticipated Problems (UPs)
- May 2007: Waivers
- February 2007: General Updates
