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Educational Committee Retreat - October 14, 2024
THIS ACTIVITY IS BY INVITATION ONLY.
This activity will bring together experts, thought leaders, scientists and practitioners to explore regulatory and ethical challenges in providing oversight for animal and human research, discuss recent policy changes and advances that impact research, and establish best practice across the animal research and human research protection program at Houston Methodist (HM). This is a first of it's kind activity, that will facilitate collaborative interactions and engagement between the faculty that serve on the HM regulatory oversight committees with the goal of improving the research infrastructure at Houston Methodist.
Target Audience
Physicians, nurses, pharmacists that participate on regulatory oversight committees.
Learning Objectives
- Apply the regulatory requirements and ethical considerations when reviewing animal, human subjects, and safety research.
- Describe how the evolving regulatory guidelines, technologies (i.e. AI), ethical implications impact the regulatory review of animal, human subjects, and safety research.
- Identify how the regulatory principles and ethical considerations, when reviewing animal, human subjects, and safety research, contribute to the effective and efficient regulatory review of a protocol.
Annual Committee Education Retreat Agenda
Agenda Items
7:30 AM-8:00 AM
Check-in/Registration
Breakfast
Retreat Logistics & Reminders:
Raquel Bunge, RN, BSN, CCRC
8:15 AM-9:00 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Edward A. Jones
President & CEO
Institutional Official
Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI)
9:00 AM-10:15 AM
Keynote Session (Virtual): What Is the Future of Research Oversight in the Post-Covid Pandemic World?
Moderator: Susan M. Miller MD, MPH, FACP, FAAFP
Keynote Speaker:
Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
Director, Division of Medical Ethics
Department of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
10:15 AM-11:45 AM
Plenary Session (Virtual): Using Artificial Intelligence to help animal research
Moderator: Stephen Jones, MD, MSHI
Speaker:
Yujia Hu, PhD
Research Associate, University of Michigan
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Plenary Session (Virtual): Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Regulatory Landscape
Speaker:
Tamiko Eto, MA CIP
Director, Research Operations
Mayo Clinic
Lunch (Grab lunch and head to a breakout session)
12:00 PM-1:15 PM Breakout Sessions (Pick one)
Session 1: Institutional Review Board- Conducting a Regulatory Review
Moderator: Marion Olson, CIP
Speakers:
Jeannette M. Watterson, PhD
Director, Institutional Review Board
UT Health Science Center – San Antonio
Candi Loeb, MS, CIP
Education & Research Consulting Director
Huron
Session 2: Safety Committee Conduct and Procedure
Moderator: Malissa Mayer-Diaz, MS, MSPH
Speakers:
Katerina Semenyuk, PhD, RBP (ABSA)
Project Manager, Biosafety Officer
Sabai Global, Consulting Services
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CSP, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
Instructor, School of Public Health
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (UTHealth)
Session 3: Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee - Conducting Regulatory Reviews
Moderator: Tanya Herzog, DVM, DACLAM
Speaker:
Lauren Danridge, CPIA, LSSS, GBSS, CPBCA
Research Integrity Assurance (RIA) Associate Director
IACUC/IBC/PAM
Princeton University
*15-minute Break*
1:30 PM-2:45 PM Breakout Sessions (Pick one)
Session 1: Regulatory and Ethical Considerations for Vulnerable Populations
Moderator: Susan M. Miller MD, MPH, FACP, FAAFP
Speakers:
Colleen M. Gallagher, PhD, LSW, FACHE, HECC
Research Scholar, UNESCO Chair for Bioethics and Human Rights
Academician, Pontifical Academy for Life
Professor, Global Bioethics, Anahuac University, Mexico City
Candi Loeb, MS, CIP
Education & Research Consulting Director
Huron
Session 2: NIH Guidelines Refresher Training to Include Clinical Biosafety Risk Assessments
Moderator: Richard Le, PharmD, BCNP, MCTM
Speakers:
Katerina Semenyuk, PhD, RBP (ABSA)
Project Manager, Biosafety Officer
Sabai Global, Consulting Services
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, CIH, CSP, CBSP, CHMM, CPH
Instructor, School of Public Health
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (UTHealth)
Session 3: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) - Post Approval Monitoring (PAM)
Moderator: Kirstin H. Madigan, MPH
Speaker:
Stacy Pritt, DVM, MS, MBA, CPIA, CHRC, EXCS, ECoP(EAR), DACAW
Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Research Compliance Officer
The Texas A&M University System
*15-minute Break*
3:00 PM-5:00 PM Plenary Session & Panel Discussion
Disaster Preparedness in the Research World
Moderator: Pauline Todd, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRP
Speakers/Panelists:
Brenda Hartman
Susan M. Miller MD, MPH, FACP, FAAFP
Tanya Herzog, DVM, DACLAM
Robert J. Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CBSP, CSP, CHMM, CPP, ARM
Vice President for Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Professor of Occupational Health at the UT School of Public Health
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
Closing & Awards
Edward A. Jones
President & CEO
Institutional Official
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Social Hour
Available Credit
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.00 Attendance
- 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 7.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.