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Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Good Clinical Practices (GCP) Education Courses:  Click here to go to the ACRP Education Schedule (Note: This is a non-federal government website).


PRIM&R/ARENA Conferences:  You may also click here to go to the list of upcoming conferences:

  • 2008 Annual Human Research Protection Programs (HRPP) Conference
    November 16-19, 2008
    The Swan and Dolphin Hotels
    Orlando, FL

 

PRIM&R Investigator 101 CD-ROM is still available through ORO. Please apply  here. The order form and a license agreement with the original signature of your signatory official must be sent to ORO (see instructions on the order form). You must have a Federalwide Assurance to be elligible. If you have any questions, please contact Priscilla Craig at ORO Central Office at (202) 565-8162.


OHRP Workshops:  Click here to go to the list of upcoming OHRP Workshops.


Responsible Conduct of Research:  Linked here is a document by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), Department of Health and Human Services, entitled ‘Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research.’  This monograph provides a distilled, yet comprehensive, summary of issues that all researchers should be conversant with and should incorporate into their daily practice of research.  Topics include research misconduct, human subjects protections, animal welfare, conflicts of interest, data management, mentor/trainee responsibilities, collaborative research, authorship and publications, and peer review.  ORI’s ‘Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research’ may be especially useful for those who are recently embarking on their research career and for those who could benefit from a refresher course in research integrity.  If you have difficulty linking directly to the pdf document, please go to the following website: http://ori.dhhs.gov/education/products/RCRintro/ .


VA Office of Research & Development's list of upcoming events:  This page contains a list of research-related events and meetings that are not necessarily VA-sponsored, but instead are events that VA-researchers may find of interest.


Online Training:
  • CITI (Collaborative IRB Training Initiative) Course: The Protection of Human Research Subjects
  • National Cancer Institute: New Continuing Education Program on the protection of human participants is now available online at cme.nci.nih.gov.

Links to computer based instruction and other online resources related to both human subjects protection and the responsible conduct of research are available from the AAMC research compliance resources web site at www.aamc.org/research/dbr/compliance/startcom.htm.