Las Vegas City Wire

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Office for Human Research Protections Research Community Forum recently held a two-day conference that advocates for human subjects in research.

According to a news release shared by the university, the forum entitled Trust, Technology and Consent also had the backing of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of California, Davis.

Prior to the Oct. 25-26 event, Research Integrity Director Nancy Moody told participants what they could expect.

“This conference will meet the unique educational needs of human subjects research oversight professionals and add a forum to discuss the important common themes that span all of the research enterprise,” she said. "Time is also reserved for networking sessions and collaboration across the field and among the various institutional stakeholders in attendance. We will dive deep into the latest emerging research technologies requiring coordination and communication as well as new approaches to oversight.”

OHRP backs Research Community Forum meetings up to three times yearly in order to provide institutional review board (IRB) members with research related to the safeguarding of human subjects.

OHRP gave an educational presentation regarding federal laws on human research protections. The objective was that human subjects in research settings be treated ethically, which included how to utilize mobile mediums for remote consent. Aside from the presentations, attendees had the chance to complete requirements for Certified IRB Professional (CIP) recertification.