Northwest Association for Biomedical Research

The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) and members of our Institutional Review Board (IRB) Planning Committee are pleased to offer materials from our

Second Annual IRB Regional Education Conference

Including the following keynote addresses:

Ernest D. Prentice, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Regulatory Compliance and Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with "Challenges Facing the Contemporary IRB"

Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical History and Ethics at the University of Washington with "Dilemmas in Research Ethics for Senior Faculty”

Additional topics include panel discussions on "Going Electronic", "Vulnerable Populations", "Post Approval Monitoring " and "Subject Group Representatives" as well as sessions for IRB Chairpersons and Non-Affiliated Community Members.

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NWABR would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors, including the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Special thanks to the IRB Planning Committee for developing such a rich and comprehensive agenda:

Anna Marie Beckmann from Corixa Corporation, Mary Grady and Jennifer Hansberry from Swedish Medical Center, Karen Hansen from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Helen McGough, Karen Moe and Sharon Smith Elsayed from the University of Washington, Charlotte Shupert from Oregon Health & Science University and Elizabeth Trias from Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center.

For more information contact:

Laurie Hassell, NWABR Regional Manager
Regional Manager 206-465-4691

NWABR is a 501(c)3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
The NWABR web site was made possible by funding from the National Center for Research
Resources and the National Institutes of Health through a Science Education Partnership Award.