[Air-L] Fwd: FREE OHRP Webinar on Internet Research - May 8, 2014

[Mary L. Gray]

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Mary L. Gray
Associate Professor Communication and Culture
Adjunct Faculty, American Studies; Anthropology; Gender Studies
Indiana University, Bloomington

Senior Researcher Microsoft Research



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> From: Irene Stith-Coleman <Irene.Stith-Coleman at HHS.GOV>
> Subject: FREE OHRP Webinar on Internet Research - May 8, 2014
> Date: April 7, 2014 at 7:00:59 AM EDT
> To: <OHRP-L at LIST.NIH.GOV>
> Reply-To: Irene Stith-Coleman <Irene.Stith-Coleman at HHS.GOV>
> 
> OHRP is pleased to invite you to the next presentation in our free continuing Webinar Lecture Series designed to address critical issues of importance to everyone involved in the protection of human research subjects:
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> Conducting Internet Research: Challenges and Strategies for IRBs
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> Presenter:  Laura Odwazny, JD, Legal Counsel to OHRP, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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> Date: May 8th, 2014
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> Time: 2-3 pm EDT.
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> Cost: Free
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> WEBINAR DESCRIPTION:  
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> The current HHS regulations for the protection of human subjects in research were promulgated well before the widespread use of the Internet in the conduct of human subject research, and assessing how the regulatory requirements apply to this type of research can be challenging for both investigators and IRBs.  
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> This session will address how specific requirements of the HHS regulations apply to research using the Internet and discuss strategies for managing the relevant ethical issues and regulatory considerations, including:
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> •	assessing the privacy and identifiability of subject information obtained via the Internet;
> •	the use of the Internet for subject recruitment and retention; 
> •	informed consent procedures; 
> •	and maintaining confidentiality in an online environment.  
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> In light of the July, 2011 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeking comment on possible changes to the Common Rule, this session will also discuss the related ANPRM proposals that are being contemplated on the Federal level. 
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> SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
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> Laura M. Odwazny is a Senior Attorney with the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Odwazny’s primary client is the Office for Human Research Protections, which interprets and enforces the HHS regulations that provide protections for human research subjects.  
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> Throughout her 14 years with the Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Odwazny has provided legal advice to various other agencies within HHS, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Program Support Center Division of FOIA Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, and the Office of Research Integrity.  
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> Ms. Odwazny is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and received a M.A. in Bioethics through the History and Philosophy of Science Department at the University of Pittsburgh.
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> HOW TO LOG IN TO THE WEBINAR:
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> The event will be accessible live and archived.  There is no charge to access the webinar.
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> To log in, go to: http://videocast.nih.gov   
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> We will also have a link to the archived recording at the OHRP website, www.hhs.gov/ohrp, a few weeks after the session.   
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> If you require technical support during the Webinar, please call 301-496-4357 (local), 866-319-4357 (toll-free), or 301-496-8294.
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> Please contact Michelle Feige, Acting Director for the Division of Education and Development (DED) at Michelle.Feige at hhs.gov if you have general questions about the webinar.