University of Virginia (UVA),
Virginia Union University (VUU), and
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
are pleased to announce the
Sixth Annual Virginia IRB Consortium Conference
Research Review Challenges:
From the Small IRB to the Age of Technology
Date and Time
Location
Friday, October 12, 2012
8:45 am – 4:30 pm
University of Virginia
Newcomb Hall
Charlottesville, Virginia
There is no fee for this conference; however, those wishing to attend must register by September 14 in
order to attend. Continuing Education Credits/Education Contact Hours will be provided.
Agenda
8:15-8:45
Registration
8:45-9:00
Welcome/Announcements:
Dave Hudson, Associate VP for Research, University of Virginia
Susie Hoffman, Director, IRB for Health Sciences Research,
University of Virginia
9:00-10:15
Keynote: Michael Zimmer
Research, the Cloud, and the IRB
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-noon
Plenary: Laura Odwazny
Elizabeth Buchanan
Informed Consent: Internet Research, Social Media, and
the IRB
12:00-1:00
12:30-2
Networking Lunch: You will be on your own to obtain lunch
from the Newcomb Hall Cafeteria. Food may be brought back
to the conference for the networking lunch.
Breakout
A. Running an IRB on a Shoe String Budget: the Essentials of Operating an IRB
Bring your lunch to this room- the session will begin as you are eating lunch.
Faculty: R. Kirk Jonas, Carolyn Strong
1:00-2:00
Breakouts
B. Device World: IDE, SR, NSR, HUD, Expanded Access; What does it all
mean?
Faculty: Susie Hoffman, Mimi Riley
C. Tackling the Challenges of Ethnographic Research
Faculty: Bronwyn Blackwood, Lise Dobrin
2:15-3:15
Plenary: Laura Odwazny
Elizabeth Buchanan
IRB Procedures for Reviewing Research Involving the Internet and Social Media
Attendees are encouraged to submit questions on the registration form.
3:15-3:30
Break: Afternoon Snack Provided
3:30-4:30
Breakouts
D. IRB Short Takes: Expired Studies/Acting as an Agent of an Institution/ IRB
Authorization Agreements.
Faculty: Chuck Hite, Susie Hoffman, Michelle Stickler
E. Ethnographic Research in the Digital Age
Faculty: Bronwyn Blackwood, Lise Dobrin
F. FAQ for Small IRB’s
Facilitator: Beverly Aurand
Faculty: Monica Markowitz
Attendees are encouraged to submit questions on the registration form.
Education Contact Hours: 5.75 continuing education units
The School of Medicine Clinical Trials Office of the University of Virginia is an approved provider of continuing nursing
education by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's
Commission on Accreditation.
Provider Number: 11-07-03P
Faculty
Keynote and Panels
Michael Zimmer PhD
Assistant Professor; School of Information “Studies; Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
With a background in new media and Internet studies, the philosophy of technology, and information
ethics, Zimmer’s research focuses on the ethical dimensions of new media and information technologies,
with particular interest in privacy, social media, internet research ethics, and value- conscious design.
Zimmer received hi PHD in 2007 from the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New
York University. He was a Student Fellow at the Information Law Institute at NYU Law from 2004-2007,
and was the Microsoft Resident Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School for 20072008. Zimmer joined UW-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies in 2008. Zimmer serves on
numerous advisory boards in both academic and advocacy spheres, and has provided expert advice and
consultation for projects at the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, Google, and
Microsoft.
Laura Odwazny JD MA
Senior Attorney, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Laura M. Odwazny, JD, is a senior attorney with the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). Ms. Odwazny’s primary client is the Office for Human Research
Protections, which interprets and enforces the HHS regulations that provide protections for human research
subjects. Ms. Odwazny also currently advises the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical
Issues, the HHS Office on Women’s Health, and the HHS Office of Global Affairs. Throughout her 11
years with the Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Odwazny has provided legal advice to various other
agencies within HHS, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Program Support
Center Division of Freedom of Information Act Services, the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, and the Office of Research
Integrity. Prior to her employment with HHS, Ms. Odwazny served as a law clerk to the Superior Court of
Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Ms. Odwazny is a graduate of the University of
Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School Of Law, and received a master’s in bioethics through the
history and philosophy of science Department at the University of Pittsburgh.
Elizabeth Buchanan PhD
Endowed Chair in Ethics; Director, Center for Applied Ethics, University of Wisconsin Stout
Elizabeth Buchanan, MLIS, PhD, is endowed chair in ethics and director of the Center for Applied Ethics
at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She has been involved in internet research ethics since the late 1990s,
and is the editor of one of the first anthologies in the field, Readings in Virtual Research Ethics (2003). Her
expertise lies in the intersections of applied philosophy, research ethics, and internet studies. She is the
principle investigator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project—the Internet Research
Ethics Commons—and was the principle investigator to an earlier NSF-funded project which studied the
review practices and procedures of U.S.-based institutional review boards (IRBs) and internet research. She
was a fellow at the University of Oxford's E-Research Center in 2008-09, and has been a visiting lecturer at
Hagenberg University in Austria since 2009, where she teaches on ethics and technology. She is now
working on a project studying third party applications and terms of service agreements in relation to IRB
review, as well as ethical issues in emergent forms of online research. She is an associate editor of the
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, and serves on the editorial boards of
International Review of Information Ethics, and Philosophy and Technology.
Breakouts
Beverly Aurand PhD, MDiv, MSW, MEd, LMSW
Director of Field Instruction and Associate Professor, Social Work; Virginia Union University, Richmond,
Virginia
Bronwyn Blackwood MPH, CIP
Director: IRB for Social and Behavioral Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Lise Dobrin PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Chuck Hite MA CIP
Director, Biomedical and Research Ethics, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
Susie Hoffman RN BSN CIP
Director: IRB for Health Sciences Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
R. Kirk Jonas
IRB Chair, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Monika Markowitz PhD, MA, MSN, RN,
Director, Office of Research Compliance and Education, Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond,
Virginia
Margaret “Mimi” F. Riley JD
Professor of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Michelle Stickler DEd.
Director, Office of Research Subjects Protection, Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond, Virginia
Carolyn Strong CIM
Research Coordinator, Office of Sponsored Programs Administration, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, Virginia