246369 Ethics and IRB: Sharing best practices and lessons learned in working with community partners engaged in research

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 11:00 AM

Patricia Piechowski, MPH, MSW , Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Stephanie Solomon, PhD , Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, University of Michigan, St. Louis, MO
There is an increasing amount of partnerships developing between community and university partners engaged in health research. Community partners face numerous time, educational, and institutional barriers when collaborating in research with academic institutions. To decrease some of these hurdles, we have developed various tools including a training module and workbook entitled "Ethical Protections Training for Community Partners Engaged in Research." Through sharing our lessons learned, best practices will be highlighted which have streamlined and improved the IRB approval process of community-partnered research and increased community partners knowledge around human subjects protections in research.

Learning Areas:
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe lessons learned and best practices developed for community partners in engaging in research around knowledge of ethical protections and IRB applications.

Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Ethics Training

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because my role as a Clinical Research Liaison at the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) allows me to develop, sustain, and support community-university partnerships throughout the University of Michigan. Through my role, I have developed tools for these types of partnerships to develop and grow.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.