HRPP: Training and education

Geisinger requires all individuals involved in the conduct of research with human participants, IRB committee members and research administrative staff to complete the training curriculum developed through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. The curriculum includes training on Human Subjects & Data, Good Clinical Practices, and Responsible Conduct of Research. 

Geisinger also offers a live, didactic ‘Responsible Conduct of Research’ seminar series. Topics include: 

• Conflict of Interest
• Research Misconduct
• Mentoring
• Authorship
• Peer Review
• Collaborative Research
• Data Management
• Informed Consent Regulatory Requirements

Learn more about our Research Educational Training

Presentations of interest

HHS Final Rule

• Implementation of the HHS Final Rule Effective 1/21/2019

IRB & IRB Review

• Overview -HRPP, IRB & iRIS
• Geisinger Research Process … From Idea to Approval
• Introduction to IRB & IRB Membership
• Research Determination & IRB Review Categories
• Criteria for IRB Approval
• IRB Review of Social Media
• Non-Compliance, Protocol Violations, Unanticipated Problems and Adverse Events
• Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)

Informed Consent & HIPAA Authorization

• Informed Consent & HIPAA Authorization
• Obtaining and Documenting Assent

FDA

• What to Expect During an FDA Audit
• Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) and Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE)
• Single Patient Investigational New Drug (IND)
• Emergency Use of Investigational Devices / Drugs
• Planned Emergency Research – Exception from Informed Consent  

Conflict of Interest in Research

• Conflict of Interest Handbook
• Research COI Presentation
• Conflict of Interest and Research Misconduct