Clinical Research Seminars

Offered monthly, Clinical Research Seminars provide a learning opportunity for the research community on a number of topics within human subjects research. These seminars often include important ethical, regulatory, or implementation content. Organized by the CRRO, the seminar series is supported by the Clinical Translational Science Institute and the Office of Human Research Affairs.

Seminars are sixty minutes in length and are held remotely. Zoom meeting information will be provided prior to the seminar (usually 24 hours before) and will be sent only to those who have registered in advance. 

Seminars are designed for BU Medical Campus and BMC staff or those from affiliated institutions. Individuals from non-affiliated external organizations or institutions are unable to attend. Registrations must be completed using an institutional email address, no personal email addresses will be accepted. 

All previous seminar recordings and slides are available in our Seminar Library. 

Suggestions for future seminars are always welcome and can be submitted by completing our Training and Education Recommendation Form. 

Academic Year 2024-2025 Seminar Offerings – All seminars are scheduled for 12-1pm
Check back often as information is continuously updated when topics and presenters are confirmed. Registration forms are available by clicking on the date for each seminar. 

September 18, 2024 – Recent Changes to ClinicalTrials.gov: What every PI and Research Team Member Should Know 

Presenter: Karla Damus, PhD, MSPH, MN, RN FAAN – Administrator, ClinicalTrials.gov and MCSR Research Licensure

Objectives

  1. Review the history, goals, and objectives of ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. Briefly describe the registration, updating, and results reporting processes, the underlying regulatory requirements, and the consequences for noncompliance [eg daily fines and funding interruptions]
  3. Compare the recent changes in the ‘modernized’ to the ‘classic’ version of ClinicalTrials.gov.

October 9, 2024 – Tools in the Consent Backpack: Unpacking how to include participants with limited English proficiency

Presenter: Carolyn Swain, MPH, CIP – Senior IRB Analyst

Objectives

  1. Discuss when studies would be expected to translate consent vs. when to it is appropriate to request the short form  
  2. Describe what a short form is and situations where it can be used
  3. Identify external resources to support choices and justifications
  4. Explain IRB expectations for submitting requests to include participants with limited English proficiency

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