The first annual Michigan Research Ethics Conference at Van Andel Institute is for anyone interested in Human Subject Research Protections. Topics will include flexibility within the regulations, tissue banking, improving informed consent, community engagement and participation in research (panel), the IRB's role in evaluating design and scientific merit, research involving children, interpreting the regulations for social behavioral research, determining when research is subject to FDA regulations, conflict of interest, data security and how IRBs make decisions/criteria for approval/assessing risk. Registration is CLOSED. Please note that onsite registration will not be offered for this event. Please contact Shelly Novakowski at 616-234-5724 or via email if you have any questions. SessionsKeynote PresentationsIvor Pritchard, Ph.D.
Morning Keynote Speaker
Senior Advisor to the U.S. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and notable research ethicist presents on flexibility within the regulations.
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Download Materials - Document #2 Scott Jewell, Ph.D.
Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Director of Program for Biospecimen Science & Senior Investigator across both Van Andel Research and the Translational Genomics Research Institute presents on tissue banking.
Download Materials Breakout SessionsCommunity Engagement and Participation in Research - A Panel Discussion
Paul Reitemeier, Ph.D.
Grand Valley State University
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Grand Valley State University
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Download Materials - Document #2 Kimberly D. Campbell-Voytal, Ph.D., R.N.
Wayne State University Harry McGee, M.P.H.
Michigan State University
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Michigan Department of Community Health
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Virginia Delaney-Black, M.D., M.P.H.
Wayne State University Determining When Research is Subject to FDA Regulation
Denise Roe, M.S.M. ,B.A., L.P.N., R.A.C., C.C.R.C., C.I.P.
Spectrum Health
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Rebecca Davis, Ph.D., R.N.
Grand Valley State University
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Download Materials - Document #3 The IRB’s Role in Evaluating Design & Scientific Merit
Linda Triemer, Ph.D.
Van Andel Institute
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Madeleine Williams, M.A., B.S.
Huron Consulting Group
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Mark Iverson ,B.S.
St. Mary’s Health Care
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Ivor Pritchard, Ph.D.
OHRP Hot Topics in Social Behavioral Research
Scott Millis, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., CStat, PStat®
Wayne State University
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