The Columbia University Medical Center Institutional Review Boards invite you to the next Discussion Series. Tuesday May 5, 2009 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Hammer Health Sciences Building 701 West 168th Street, Room 412 The topic for this month's discussion series will be: Challenges and Opportunities of Doing Clinical Research in a High-risk Hospital Population Presented by: Martha G. Welch MD and staff Study Title: Enhancement of Co-regulation between Mother and Infant via Family Nurture Intervention (FNI) in the NICU: Short and Long Term Effects on Development Summary: This is Dr. Welch’s first clinical research project. She and her staff will give a one hour overview of the study with particular focus on the IRB process: Lessons learned, do’s and don’ts, tips for the wise and best practices. Please RSVP to: www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/irb