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Human Subjects Research Workshops

This joint effort between the Office of Human Research, the Institutional Review Board, the CRC Retreat Planning Committee is an ongoing seminar series that targets anyone working in human subjects research, including research coordinators, investigators, IRB staff and IRB members. The topics address a variety of study operational and compliance issues.

Attendance at 2 of these workshops is required for the Penn Clinical Research Coordinator Certification Program.

View an archived listing of all workshops previously offered as part of this series.

Registration

  • Registration is required as there is limited seating in most workshops.
  • Penn Staff: Click the title of the preferred workshop to register through knowledgelink.
  • Non-Penn Staff
    • Available to CHOP, VA employees and Penn IRB members.
    • Email rmcneill@mail.med.upenn.edu to register. Indicate which workshop(s) you would like to attend including date and time.

Continuing Education Credits

Each workshop is approved for 2 contact hours.

The Office of Human Research is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

Current Offerings:

Good Clinical Practices - Fundamentals and Application
This one-hour online course will discuss the ethical basis and historical evolution of Good Clinical Practices. The focus will be on understanding the foundations of GCP and how they can be effectively applied in all types of human research activities conducted at Penn. Please note that in order to receive credit for this 50 minute course in Knowledge Link you must complete it in one session. Green check marks will appear under status once you have completed each slide.
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Study Document Development
Learn how to develop study documents from templates, and from scratch. This 2-hour hands-on workshop will be conducted in a computer lab which will allow participants to work on Informed Consent and HIPAA forms, protocol templates, and more. The course will also cover technical writing and form layout techniques that can be used to successfully build documents for your study.

Nov 7th

10:00-12:00

202 Anatomy-Chemistry Building
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Clinical Research Document Management
Representatives from the OHR Audit team will review the federal regulations and GCP guidance on managing study documentation, as well as present techniques and best practices on how to manage their regulatory documentation in a regulatory binder (study admin file). Group discussions will allow the participants to discuss the study specific document management challenges and successes.

Nov 14th

10:00-12:00

Biomedical Research Building (BRB)14th Flr. 1412
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Essential Computer Skills for the CRC – MS Excel 2007 Part II
This workshop will take place in a computer lab. Participants will engage in hands-on activities in Microsoft Excel 2007 that promote the following skills: formatting, conditional formatting, drop down lists, data validation and alerts, advanced formulas, VLOOKUPs, workbook tracking logs, charts, and more. It is recommended that you bring a memory stick to save your work for future reference. Registration is limited due to room capacity.

Please note that this workshop is designed for participants who have completed the Essential Computer Skills for the CRC - Excel I course, or have a solid understanding and comfort level with Excel.

Dec 11th

10:00-12:00

202 Anatomy-Chemistry Building
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