The UW Human Subjects Division will hold a webinar and panel discussion with UW researchers titled International Research: Applying Ethical Principles and Research Guidelines in Global Settings from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, in the UW Tower Auditorium.
Presenters in the webinar will be David A. Borasky, Jr., institutional review board manager, Office of Research Protection, ; and Nancy Kass, professor of bioethics and public health, , Johns Hopkins University.
The webinar will address:
- Ensuring that those in international settings who will work with the institutional review board are aware of the relevant federal regulations pursuant to their Federalwide Assurance.
- Educating institutional review board (IRB) members, administrators, principal investigators, and research staff about the ways in which the cultural context of each international research project should be considered.
- Evaluating risks and benefits in variable risk environments.
- Navigating differing power relationships (gender, social class, etc.) that might impact consent authority.
- Obtaining informed consent in settings with oral rather than written traditions.
- Developing strategies for community engagement so as to deepen our commitment to the communities in which we are working.
- Helping ensure equitable distribution of the fruits of the research.
The event will be a brown bag, so participants are free to bring a lunch. Registration is open to the campus online (scroll down and click on “My Enrollment鈥� toward the bottom of the page).
Members of the UW researchers panel are still being identified. Please send recommendations to Sharon Elsayed selsayed@uw.edu.
The webinar will be conducted by the Boston-based firm whose mission is to “advance the highest ethical standards in the conduct of biomedical, social science, behavioral, and educational research,鈥� accomplished through “education, membership services, professional certification, and public policy initiatives.鈥�