H06 - [IN-PERSON/RECORDED] Engaging Our Community in the Mission of IRBs

This session will be offered in-person and recorded for on-demand access by in-person PRIMR23 attendees registered for this day, and PRIMR23/SBER23 Virtual Meeting registrants.

To advance public health for all communities, engagement is needed by all community groups in the research, discovery, and oversight processes–from participating in research to serving on an IRB. A community member's decision to participate in research and discovery starts with building a relationship grounded in trust. In this session, speakers will share innovative and practical approaches to building sustainable community relationships. This session will provide examples from several institutions, including one who used a "Reader's Theater script" to successfully build relationships with our community. Reader’s Theater is a well-established method for engaging lay community members and familiarizing them with clinical ethics committees at hospitals by “acting” out a mock clinical ethics committee meeting and was recently adapted for IRBs.