A11 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] Working Hard AND Smart: How to Improve Integrity, Effectiveness, and Efficiency with a Collaborative HRPP

This session is being held in-person only at PRIMR23. It will not be recorded for on-demand access or for the PRIMR23/SBER23 Virtual Meeting.

The mission of the HRPP, including the IRB, is to protect human subjects. How do we ensure that policies, processes, and workflow add value to the HRPP's mission and goal, which is to be high quality, effective, and efficient? On an operational level, this means to constantly reflect on what is or is not being done and why. This session will address these concerns by focusing on topics, including but not limited to: clearly defining the authority of the IRB, HRPP, and institution and operating accordingly; ensuring effective communication among the various components of the HRPP; taking full advantage of what the regulations permit or don't require and not imposing requirements that are not required; avoiding double or over review when relying on an external IRB; and leveraging other operational or workflow resources.