A National ORI and OHRP Conference

"Breaking the Barriers of Research: Mentoring and Human Subjects' Protection"

August 4-5, 2005
Fred W. Smith Auditorium
12th floor, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Hosted by the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology and the UAMS Office of Research Compliance

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) will be jointly sponsoring the Conference on the responsibilities of principal investigators, researchers, institutional review board administrators and members and institutional officials who are involved in protecting human subjects in research.

The first day will focus on mentoring; the second on human subjects' protection. Presenters will include members of the UAMS community, the ORI and the OHRP, as well as research affiliations across the nation:

• Judith Brooks, RN, MS, OHRP Representative
• David Clark, PhD, from Rush Medical Center
• Susan Delano, CIP, from the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
• Felix Gyi, PharmD, MBA, CIP, from Chesapeake Research Review, Inc.
• Dale Hammerschmidt, MD, FACP, from the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota
• Michael Hamrell, PhD, from MORIAH Consultants
• Robin Harris, PhD, from Georgia College & State University
• Shirley Hicks, RN, CIP,OHRP, Director, Division of Education & Development
• E. Haavi Morreim, PhD, from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Human Values and Ethics
• Bernard A. Schwetz, DVM, PhD, Director, Office for Human Research Protections
• Sandra Titus, PhD, Director, Intramural Research, Office of Research Integrity
• David Wright, PhD, Consultant, Office of Research Integrity

The conference will target ALL members of the research team, including but not limited to PIs, sub-investigators, post-docs, coordinators, data managers, research nurses, pharmacists, data entry personnel and IRB members, with at least one year of research experience with human subjects. It is important that all members of the research team receive proper mentoring and education in order to protect human subjects and ensure the reliability and validity of data.

There will be a "Getting to Know Reception" at the Clinton Library at the end of the first day of the conference. All conference faculty and participants are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception and tour the library at their leisure.

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of the UAMS College of Medicine, the Office Research Integrity, and the Office of Human Research Protections.  The UAMS College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For registration specific questions, contact:
Kesha James
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
501-661-7962
jameskeshav@uams.edu

For conference specific questions, contact:
Kimberly Polner
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
501-686-8637
polnerkimberlyj@uams.edu