CBPR: Methods for Working with University IRBs

Posted by on March 19, 2007

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) and the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care (the Bioethics Center) invite you to participate in upcoming calls in the jointly sponsored Educational Conference Call Series on Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and Ethical Issues in Research.

The series is intended to increase understanding of the role of IRBs and other mechanisms for assuring that human subjects research is ethical and appropriate – both at individual and community levels. The aim of the series is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the options and tools necessary for communities to determine the approach that is best for them. The series will also inform the development of future initiatives undertaken by CCPH and the Bioethics Center on IRBs and ethical issues in community-campus partnerships.

Online registration is now open for all calls in the series. Please see details below. The calls are free to those dialing in from Canada and the US, but the number of incoming lines is limited. To maximize participation, we encourage gathering colleagues to dial-in together using one phone line with speaker phone capabilities. Those completing the online form will be notified as to whether their registration is confirmed, and sent instructions for dialing into the call. Handouts and digital audiofiles will be posted on the CCPH website at <a href="http://www.ccph.info">http://www.ccph.info</a> shortly after each call takes place.

If you have comments and suggestions on the call series, including ideas for additional call topics, please contact CCPH Graduate Research Assistant Jessica Grignon (jgrignon@u.washington.edu).

Call #1 entitled "What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB) and What Purpose Does it Serve?" took place on February 14, 2007. An audiofile of the call and other resources are available at: <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html">http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html</a>

Call #2 entitled "Highlighting the Importance of the Non-Affiliated (Community) IRB Member" took place on March 14, 2007. An audiofile of the call and other resources will be posted shortly at:
<a href="http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html">http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html</a>

Call #3 – Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Proposals and the Human Subjects Review Process: Methods for Working with University IRBs

Moderator:
*Vanessa Northington Gamble, Director, Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care

Speakers:
*Sherril Gelmon, Professor of Public Health, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
*Ruth Malone, Professor, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
*Elleen Yancey, Director, Morehouse University School of Medicine Prevention Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia

This call will cover:
*Promising practices and helpful tips for getting IRB approval for CBPR projects
*Methods for developing an understanding of CBPR among IRBs
*Models for moving CBPR through the University IRB process
*How to improve communication between IRBs and CBPR practitioners

To register for this call, complete the online registration form at:
<a href="https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33262">https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33262</a>

Call #4 – Monday, May 7, 2007, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time

Beyond the University IRB: Understanding Alternative Models for Human Protection, Part I: Supplementing the IRB for Community Protection with a Community Advisory Board

Moderator:
*Vanessa Northington Gamble, Director, Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care

Speakers:
*Otsehtokon Alex M. McComber (Mohawk), Former Training Coordinator, Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project, Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Quebec, Canada
*Stephen B. Thomas, Professor of Community Health and Social Justice, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
*Vickie Ybarra, Director of Outreach and Services, Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic, Toppenish, WA

This call will cover:
*Introduction to the wide range of human protections options developed by community-based organizations and CBPR partnerships, from Community Advisory Boards that supplement University IRBs to independent Community Review Boards
*Examples of Community Advisory Boards that have been created for additional protections for the community, but work collaboratively with University IRBs
*Why and how these entities were created *How these entities function and what purposes they serve *How and when to develop a Community Advisory Board

To register for this call, complete the online registration form at: <a href="https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/34511">https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/34511</a>

Call #5 – May 24, 2007, from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Beyond the University IRB: Understanding Alternative Models for Human Protections, Part II: Creating an Independent Community IRB ? When is it Right for You?

Speakers:
*Sheila Beckham, Preventive Health Services Director, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Waianae, Hawaii *Bill Freeman, Director of Tribal Community Health Programs & Human Protections Administrator, Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington
*Jacqueline Tran, Program Manager, Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Garden Grove, California *Eric Wat, Data Manager, Special Services for Groups, Los Angeles, California

This call will cover:
*Review of the wide range of human protections options developed by community-based organizations and CBPR partnerships, from Community Advisory Boards that supplement University IRBs to independent Community Review Boards *Examples of independent Community IRBs that have been created to serve the needs of their communities *Why and how these entities were created
*How these entities function and what purposes they serve *How and when to develop an independent Community Review Board
*Community ownership of data and benefits from research – how does this differ between Community IRBs and University IRBs?

To register for this call, complete the online registration form at: <a href="https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33263">https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33263</a>

Call #6 – Monday, June 25, 2007, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
IRB Reform: Changing Policy and Practice to Protect Communities

Speakers:
*Syed Ahmed, Director of the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) & Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
*Sarah Beversdorf, Rural Health Liaison for the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Sarah Flicker, Assistant Professor, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*Robb Travers, Scientist and Director of Community-Based Research, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*Nancy Shore, Assistant Professor at the University of New England School of Social Work, Portland, Maine

This call will cover:
*Findings from recent studies of IRBs and CBPR
*Do IRB policies and practices adequately protect communities? How should they be changed? *Ideas and recommendations for how IRBs could better protect communities

To register for this call, complete the online registration form at: <a href="https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33264">https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/ccphuw/33264</a>

ABOUT THE CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care have established a partnership to advance their shared goal of meaningfully involving communities in decisions made about every aspect of research. In particular, the partnership is focused on engaging Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the communities they serve. The first outcome of the partnership is a jointly sponsored Educational Conference Call Series on Institutional Review Boards and Ethical Issues in Research.

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. Founded in 1996, CCPH is a growing network of over 1,300 communities and campuses across North America and increasingly the world that are collaborating to promote health through service-learning, community-based participatory research, broad-based coalitions and other partnership strategies. What ties CCPH members together is their commitment to social justice and their passion for the power of partnerships to transform communities and academe. CCPH advances its mission by disseminating information, providing training and technical assistance, conducting research and evaluations, developing and influencing policies, and building coalitions. Learn more about CCPH at <a href="http://www.ccph.info">http://www.ccph.info</a>

The Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, promotes racial and ethnic diversity in the field of bioethics and in public debates about bioethical issues. Established in 1999, its mission is to promote equity and justice in health and health care. The Bioethics Center is the nation’s first bioethics center dedicated to addressing bioethical issues of importance to African Americans and other underserved populations. It is also the only bioethics center at a Historically Black College and University. The Bioethics Center carries out its mission by conducting education and training programs, fostering respectful community partnerships, advancing interdisciplinary research, and advocating public policies that improve the health and health care of all Americans, particularly the underserved. Learn more about the Bioethics Center at
<a href="http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/category.asp?C=35026">http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/category.asp?C=35026</a>