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OHRP Research Community Forum

Feb 19–20, 2025 · Crowne Plaza · North Augusta, SC · In person

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The Augusta University Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) will co-host a community forum February 19-20, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza in North Augusta, South Carolina. Attendees can expect presentations on research conflicts, community engagement, public trust, and AI in research. The forum will feature keynote presentations, plenary sessions, breakout sessions, and workshops.

Venue
Crowne Plaza
Program
2 tracks · 29 sessions
27 speakers
Organizer
OHRP
Times in North Augusta (EST)
7:00 AM 7:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast, until 8:00 AM

Thursday morning, 8:00 to 10:15 AM

Workshops and sessions
  1. 8:00 AM

    8:00 AM

    Welcome & Opening Remarks

    Russell T. Keen, Augusta University

  2. 8:15 AM

    8:15 AM

    Blowing the Whistle on Abuses to Human Subjects

    Carl Elliott, University of Minnesota

  3. 9:15 AM

    9:15 AM · Panel

    Looking Beyond the Almighty Dollar: Addressing Non-Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research

    Laura A. Meyer Chapman, Augusta University; Carl Elliott, University of Minnesota; Leandra Smollin, Fenway Institute; and 2 more

10:15 AM 10:15 AM: Session Break

Thursday morning, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Workshops and sessions
  1. 10:30 AM

  2. 11:30 AM

    11:30 AM

    Ensuring Trust: Ethics, Transparency, and Collaboration

    Ivy Tillman, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)

12:00 PM 12:00 PM: Networking Lunch - Break Rooms, until 1:10 PM

Thursday afternoon, 1:10 to 1:50 PM

Workshops and sessions
  1. 1:10 PM

    1:10 PM

    Values, Practices and Systems Advancing Community-Engaged Research Trust

    Tabia Henry Akintobi, Morehouse School of Medicine

1:50 PM 1:50 PM: Break
Thursday afternoon, 2:05 to 3:30 PM 4 sessions in 2 tracks With David Borasky, WCG; Samantha Jones, Augusta University; and Marlo Vernon, Augusta University
Community Engagement and Maintaining Public Trust 2:05, 2:50
  1. 2:05 PM

    2:05 PM

    A Conversation Between Participants and Researchers: What Can We Learn From Each Other?

    Panel · David Borasky, WCG; Samantha Jones, Augusta University; Marlo Vernon, Augusta University; and 2 more

  2. 2:50 PM

Flexibility and Innovation to Respond to the Evolving Field of Research 2:05, 2:50
  1. 2:05 PM

    2:05 PM

    Where is Artificial Intelligence within Human Subject Research Today?

    Tamiko Eto, Mayo Clinic; Joshua Fedewa, Advarra

  2. 2:50 PM

    2:50 PM

    Designing Consent Processes with the Participant in Mind

    Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, MRCT Center

Also: Break, 2:45 PM

3:30 PM 3:30 PM: Snack Break

Thursday late afternoon, 3:50 to 4:35 PM

Workshops and sessions
  1. 3:50 PM

    3:50 PM · Panel

    Learning from the Community and Giving Back: A Regional Showcase of Institutions

    Michael P. Diamond, Augusta University; Christy Ledford, Augusta University; Neal Dickert, Emory University; and 1 more

  2. 4:30 PM

    4:30 PM

    Closing Remarks

    Michael P. Diamond, Augusta University