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Dear Migrant Health Research colleagues,

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 their 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.
Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble, Director of the Bioethics Center, will moderate
the series.

Online registration is now open for the first two calls in the series -
please see details below. The calls are free, 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 www.ccph.info shortly
after each call takes place. To learn more about the series, visit
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/PM_012607.htm#MessagefromourED

If you have comments and suggestions on the call series, including ideas
for additional call topics, please contact the call series organizers CCPH
Program Director Kristine Wong (Kristine@...) or CCPH Graduate
Research Assistant Jessica Grignon (jgrignon@...).

Call #1: February 14, 2007, 12:00 to 1:30 pm PST
IRB 101: What is an Institutional Review Board and What Purpose Does it
Serve?

Speakers:
*Shirley Hicks, Director, Division of Education and Development, Office
for Human Research Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Rockville, Maryland
*Francine C. Romero, Director, Jemez Health and Human Services, Jemez
Pueblo, New Mexico and Member, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research
Protections, OHRP, HHS

During this call, Shirley Hicks will discuss some of the unethical
research projects that strongly influenced the subsequent development of HHS
regulations to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects. She
will also provide a brief review of how OHRP continues to strengthen
HHS-supported human subject research and share resources available. Francine C.
Romero will present federal regulations and their applicability by using a case
example of diabetes screening within a community setting.

To register for the February 14th call, complete the online registration
form at: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/kristine/31944

Call #2 - March 14, 2007, 12:00 to 1:30 pm PST
Highlighting the Importance of the Non-Affiliated (Community) IRB Member

Speakers:
*Elda Railey, Co-Founder, Research Advocacy Network, Arlington Heights,
Illinois
*Mary Lou Smith, Co-Founder, Research Advocacy Network, Arlington
Heights, Illinois
*Lucille Webb, Director, Strengthening the Black Family, Raleigh, North
Carolina and North Carolina State Department of Public Health IRB
Non-Affiliated (Community) Member
*Gigi McMillan, Director, We Can Pediatric Brain Tumor Network, Los
Angeles, California and University of California - Los Angeles IRB
Non-Affiliated (Community) Member

This call will cover the role of community members on IRBs, the
importance of the perspective and expertise they bring to IRB deliberations,
and how communications between IRBs and communities can be improved.

To register for this call, complete the online registration form at
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/kristine/31948

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 www.ccph.info

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
http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/category.asp?C=35026

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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly
defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational
institutions. Become a member today at www.ccph.info

CCPH 10th Anniversary Conference, April 11-14, 2007 in Toronto
"Mobilizing Partnerships for Social Change"
Register today at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-registration.html
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