Q&A: Research Health Information

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Last year, the Office of Responsible Research Practices partnered with several university and medical center offices to host a webinar on Ohio State’s Protected Health Information and HIPAA policy.

In this post, we answer some of the questions from attendees about the policy and research health information (RHI).
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Sharing is Caring: Are you ready for the NIH’s Data Management & Sharing Policy? Part 1

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In January of next year, the NIH’s Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy goes into effect. About a month ago, the NIH blog Under the Poliscope provided an update on DMS Policy implementation. What is it and how will it affect your research?

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Education Round-up: February 2022

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In honor of Black History Month, this education round-up features a lecture by Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens on the (involuntary) contribution of Black slaves to modern gynecology and the legacy of medical racism. Other February events include webinars on new FDA guidance documents, discussions on the ethics of digital health technologies and psychedelics, and more.
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Education Round-up: December 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we’re pleased to share this year’s final round-up of upcoming non-Ohio State events, webinars, and workshops that may be of interest to human subjects researchers, research staff, and IRB members. As usual, all events are free and open to the public but may require pre-registration.

After you peruse the educational offerings, keep reading for updates about ORRP investigator tools and recordings from webinars and conferences from the past year.
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Five Questions with Meliha Rahmani: Post-Approval Monitoring

magnifying glass atop laptop keyboardYou open your email one morning to find a message from ORRP’s quality improvement staff that says your study has been selected for a post-approval monitoring check. What does that mean? Did you do something wrong?

Never fear! In this edition of Five Questions, Quality Improvement Specialist Meliha Rahmani breaks down post-approval monitoring: what it is, why we do it, and what it means for your research.

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