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Annual Committee Member Educational Retreat - October 1, 2025
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.
Fees
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $220 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Houston Methodist Physicians | Complimentary |
All Other Healthcare Professionals | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.
Target Audience
Physicians, research scientists, nurses, pharmacists, community members and healthcare professionals who 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
Check-in/Registration
Breakfast
Retreat Logistics
8:30 AM-9:15 AM
Welcome & Strategic Initiatives
Edward A. Jones, MBA
President & CEO
Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI)
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Keynote Address: "Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research"
Moderator: Stephen Wong, PhD
Keynote Speaker:
David B. Resnik, JD, PhD
Bioethicist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Senior Advisor for Research Integrity, Office of Intramural Research - National Institutes of Health
*15-minute break*
10:30 AM-11:15 AM
"Research and Academic Productivity"
Speaker: Pedro T. Ramirez, MD - Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic at Houston Methodist Hospital
*15-minute break*
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Houston Methodist Key Research Initiatives
Moderator: Jenny Petkova, MD
Panelists:
R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS - J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair; Professor of Surgery - Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Ashutosh Sabharwal, PhD - Professor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering - Rice University
Shaunak Kar, PhD - Research Scientist, Houston Methodist Research Institute
12:30 PM-1:00 PM
Express Lunch (Grab n Go)
1:00 PM-2:15 PM
The Impact of Regulatory Changes on an Academic Medical Center (VIRTUAL)
Moderator: Susan M. Miller MD, MPH, FACP, FAAFP
Kathryn Harris, PhD - Senior Policy Analyst for Biosafety and Outreach in the Office of Science Policy (OSP), Division of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Emerging Biotechnology Policy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Nicolette Petervary, VMD, MS- Director of the Division of Policy and Education in the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) at the National Institutes of Health
Margaret Ochocinska, PhD - Program Leader in the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination
Kristin West, JD (COGR) - Director of the Research Ethics and Compliance Committee at Council on Governmental Relations (COGR)
C. Matt Sharkey, PhD - Senior Biosecurity Resident at the RAND Corporation’s Meselson Center
*15-min break*
2:30 PM-3:45 PM
Multi-Committee Panel Discussion
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine: Future Directions, Translational Impact, and Regulatory Science
Moderator: Stephen T. Wong, PhD
Panelists:
Dr. David Resnik (Bioethicist, NIH)
Jordan Dale, MD (Chief Medical Information Officer, Houston Methodist)
Jiajie Zhang, PhD (Director, National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making, UT Health Houston)
Shawn Stapleton, PhD (Director, AI Lifecycle Management, MD Anderson Cancer Center)
*15-minute break*
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Multi-Committee Panel Discussion
“Dementia Research & DPRIT Overview “
Co-Presenter & Co-Moderator:
Jun Li, MD, PhD, FANA, FAAN- John M. O’Quinn Foundation Presidential Distinguished Chair
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology
Rebecca Hall, PhD – Vice President, Academic Affairs and Strategy
Panelists:
Alireza Faridar, MD - Associate Professor, Neurology, Houston Methodist
Jon Toledo, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Neurology, Houston Methodist
Sonia Villapol, PhD - Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist
5:00 PM
Closing & Awards
Edward A. Jones, MBA
Social Hour to follow
Available Credit
- 5.50 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 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.50 Attendance
- 5.50 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 up to 5.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
Price
THIS ACTIVITY IS BY INVITATION ONLY.
Fees
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $220 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Houston Methodist Physicians | Complimentary |
All Other Healthcare Professionals | Complimentary |