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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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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Education Round-up: October 2021

As a service to our research community, we periodically share upcoming non-Ohio State events, webinars, and workshops that may be of interest to human subjects researchers, research staff, and IRB members.

This month’s round-up includes events on a wide variety of topics, such as assessing participants’ decision-making capacity, ethical considerations for the return of research results and incidental findings, legal issues and ownership of genetic material, single IRB arrangements for behavioral and social science research, and much more. All events are free or low-cost and open to the public but may require pre-registration.

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What we’re reading: September 2021

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With the exception of OHRP’s 4th Annual Exploratory Workshop on third-party research risks–which we encourage you to attend!–there weren’t many external education sessions this month. So, in lieu of an Education Round-up, we’re sharing recent articles and opinion pieces that our research community may find interesting.

We’ll return with an October Education Round-Up later this month! In the meantime, check out upcoming events from Ohio State centers, such as the Center for Ethics & Human Values, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, or our Human Subjects Research 101 session for social- and behavioral-focused researchers.
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Education Round-up: August 2021

As a service to our research community, we periodically share upcoming non-Ohio State events, webinars, and workshops that may be of interest to human subjects researchers, research staff, and IRB members.
 
This month’s round-up focuses on diversity and inclusion in research participant populations; we’ll update the list as more events are announced. Also check out upcoming September events on citizen science and the IRB’s role in reviewing third-party research risks. All events are free or low-cost and open to the public but may require pre-registration.

 

New event added August 12, 2021

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Webinar follow-up – University HIPAA Policy: What it Means for Your Research

hand pointing to health icons on a computer monitorIn June 2021, the Office of Responsible Research Practices, Wexner Medical Center Compliance and Integrity, Wexner Medical Center Information Technology and Security, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Security, offered a session on the new university HIPAA policy. The webinar materials are now available on the web; answers to questions submitted by attendees will be answered in a forthcoming post.
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Education Round-up: July 2021

As a service to our research community, we periodically share upcoming non-Ohio State events, webinars, and workshops that may be of interest to human subjects researchers, research staff, and IRB members.

This month’s round-up includes a week-long FDA virtual conference on drugs, medical devices, and biologics regulations, as well as events on translation in clinical trials, bioethics, and a meeting of the DHHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections. All events are free or low-cost and open to the public but may require pre-registration.

This post was updated on July 15 to add and update the event list.

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Education Round-up: June 2021

As a service to our research community, we periodically share upcoming non-Ohio State events, webinars, and workshops that may be of interest to human subjects researchers, research staff, and IRB members.

This month’s round-up includes an OHRP Virtual Community Forum, as well as virtual events on recruitment using social media, improving inclusion of individuals with disabilities in research, IND safety reporting, and many others. All events are free or low-cost and open to the public but may require pre-registration.

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