The Changing IRB Landscape: Basic Skills to New Challenges
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Heather Abbott
Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor and Amputee
On April 15, 2013 what is referred to as Marathon Monday in Boston, Heather Abbott of Newport, RI set out on an annual tradition with six friends. They would attend the red sox game, followed by a walk over to the Boston Marathon Finish line to watch the runners and gather at the Forum Restaurant. However, Abbott would never have dreamed this day would change her life forever.
Abbott was struck by shrapnel from the second of the two bombs that day, which severely injured her left foot. Strangers Matt Chatham, former New England Patriots lineman, and his wife, Erin, carried Abbott to safety away from the direction of the bombs and saw her to an ambulance that brought her to Brigham and Women's hospital.
After 3 surgeries in 4 days, Abbott was faced with the agonizing decision of whether to try to save her left foot or to allow doctors to amputate her left leg below the knee. With the help of other amputees and the support from hundreds of thousands around the country, Abbott made the difficult choice at the age of 38, to live her remaining years as an amputee and use prosthetic legs.
With the advent of new technologies, such as robotics and new materials, collaborating with research teams, rehabilitation specialists, and many others in the field of prosthetics, Heather's insight helped design a prosthesis that allowed her to pursue her most important goal of "wearing high heels".
Just four months following the bombing, she was living independently and returned to her job as a Human Resources Manager, on a part time basis. Within the first year following her amputation, she started participating in the activities she loves, including paddle boarding, running, and wearing high heels. Abbott currently has four different prosthetic legs and has not let this horrific act of terrorism slow her down. She has become certified as a Peer Counselor by the National Amputee Coalition and is helping other amputees adjust to their "new normal", as an example of hope and determination.
Heather Abbott has remained a model of strength and resilience, truly personifying the popular phrase "Boston Strong", since the city that so many love was shaken by the senseless violence. She is sharing her story with audiences across the country and inspiring others with her contagious optimism and thoughtful reflection on her journey.
Day 1 Lunch Time Keynote Speaker:
Daniel D. Karp, MD
Dr. Karp, the Medical Director of the Clinical Translational Research Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics.
Dr. Karp will be speaking about the future of research, the development of new software to facilitate the research process, and its impact on research and patient care.
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Day 2 Lunch Time Keynote Speaker:
Daniel Casasantos, Ph.D.
University of Chicago Department of Psychology
Daniel Casasanto is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago and director of the Experience and Cognition Laboratory. He studies how the diversity of human experience is reflected in our brains and minds: how people with different physical and social experiences come to think, feel, and act differently, in fundamental ways. To study cognitive diversity across cultures, his lab conducts research on five continents, using methods that range from watching children at play to brain imaging and neuro-stimulation. Dr. Casasantos wil be speaking about emotions in the mind and brain and the effects of behavioral interventions and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
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Dr. Miller is Professor and Lead Faculty for the MBA Program in Healthcare Management at Brenau University. Dr. Miller received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a fellow of the American Board of Clinical Psychology, the Academy of Clinical Psychology and the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists.
Dr Miller's doctorial dissertation focused on deceptive research. He will be speaking on the Use of Deception in Research, and the Ethical and Regulatory Considerations.
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Jonathan Helfgott Director of Regulatory Affairs Stage 2 Innovations
Mr. Helfgott is the Director of Regulatory Affairs for Stage 2 Innovations. He is the Former Associate Director, Risk Science, Intelligence & Prioritization for the Food and Drug Administration. He was a Compliance Officer for the FDA in the Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER), within the Office of Scientific Investigations. Prior to joining CDER in 2010, My. Helfgott worked at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) within the Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO). Mr. Helfgott specializes in Computerized Systems used in FDA regulated Clinical Investigations. Mr. Helfgott received his MS from Johns Hopkins University and his BS in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics from the University of Maryland College Park |
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Erik Decker Chief Information Security Officer University of Chicago Medicine
Erik Decker is the Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Chicago Medicine. He is responsible for the security program for the medical center and the clinical operations of the Biological Sciences Division within the University of Chicago. Prior Mr. Decker served as the Assistant Director for Information Security at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY. He oversaw all aspects of Information Security, such as governance, policy and procedures, risk management, security operations, incident response, and security awareness. Erik has a Master's of Science in information Technology from Loyola University in Chicago and Bachelors degree of the University of Illinois in Champaign in Cell and Structural Biology. |
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Joal Hill, J.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Director of Research Ethics
Chairman, Advocate IRB
Advocate Health Care
Park Ridge, Illinois
Joal Hill is the Director of Research Ethics and Chairman of the Institutional Review Board at Advocate Health Care in Illinois and teaches research ethics at Midwestern University in Downers Grove. She joined Advocate in 1999 after having held an Associate Faculty position in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In addition to clinical consultation and education she has authored hospital policy on patient rights, advance directives, organ transplant, and HIV testing.
Ms. Hill received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Memphis State University, a JD from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), and an MPH from Columbia University (New York). She received her PhD in Medical Humanities at the Institute for Medical Humanities in Galveston, Texas and was co-recipient of the Harry Hunt Ransom Fellowship in the Medical Humanities in 2003. She is also a member of the New York State Bar.
George Gasparis President The PEER Consulting Group
George Gasparis is the President of The PEER Consulting Group, LLC. With over 30 years of experience in the conduct, administration, review, and compliance oversight of research, he provides expert consultation for human research protection programs, IRBs, and principal investigators/research teams. Before starting the consulting company, he served as the Asst. Vice President and Sr. Asst. Dean for Research Ethics at Columbia University from 2003 to 2012. In this capacity, he served as the Executive Director of the Human Research Protection Program/IRB for Columbia University, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), and New York Presbyterian Hospital at CUMC. |
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Mary Barnhart, MA, CIM, CIP Director, Ethics, Education, Policy and Compliance University of Chicago
Mary Barnhart, is the Director, Ethics, Education, Policy and Compliance for the University of Chicago. She is responsible for directing the conduct of compliance, ethics, education, and oversight of the Social and Behavioral Science IRB. Ms. Barnhart received her Master's Degree in Bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2004. She has also been a member of the Ethics Consultation Teams and Clinical Ethics Committees at Oakwood Healthcare System, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, and the University of Chicago. Her experience includes biomedical and social and behavioral research.
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Sujatha Sridhar, M.B.B.S., M.C.E.
Executive Director, Research Compliance, Education, and Support Services
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sujatha Sridhar is the Executive Director of Research Compliance, Education and Support Services in the Office of Research at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is responsible for the IRB, AWC, Research Conflict of Interest and clinical trial regulatory affairs. She is a physician by training and has been working in the research compliance field for the past 20 years. Amongst other tasks, Sujatha is responsible for coordinating the quality assurance efforts for the UTHealth human research protection program. Sujatha has been an AAHRPP site visitor since 2008.
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