SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of Quorum Review IRB and Kinetiq, the consulting and technology division of Quorum, will be featured in multiple sessions that cover emerging trends and best practices in clinical research at the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) 2017 AER Conference November 5-8 in San Antonio.
"Quorum and Kinetiq provide the perfect pairing with institutions by building a community dedicated to the well-being of all people. A big part of this mission is to protect research study participants through the highest quality reviews. To this end, we are thrilled to be invited to speak at PRIM&R's AER Conference," says Quorum CEO Cami Gearhart. "We look forward to sharing our best practices and innovative thinking with colleagues."
Three speakers from Quorum and Kinetiq will be featured during the didactic sessions and workshop series on November 6 at 1:45 p.m. Dr. Owen Garrick, a Quorum and PRIM&R board of directors member and president and COO of Bridge Clinical Research, will be part of a hot topic workshop titled, "Exploring and Enhancing Diversity Within our Compliance Committees." Dominic Chiarelli, Manager of Regulatory Affairs for Kinetiq, will be part of a didactic panel session titled, "The Evolving Clinical Research Enterprise: What Recent Legal and Regulatory Changes Mean to You." Additionally, Dr. Stephen Rosenfeld, Quorum Executive IRB Chair and Chair of SACHRP, will be part of a didactic panel session on research in the digital world titled "IRB Review of Big Data Research."
Another three speakers will present on November 7. Dr. Stephen Rosenfeld returns as a key faculty member for the workshop session titled, "A Dialogue With the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP)" where he is the current Committee chair. Also, James Riddle, Kinetiq Vice President of Client Services, will be part of a didactic panel session that includes the President of AAHRPP titled, "True Stories from the IRB and Their Impact on IRB Operations." And Michelle Grienauer, Quorum Senior Regulatory Attorney, will be part of a double panel session with the director of OHRP and others titled, "Return of Individual Research Results - Complex Considerations for a Not So Simple Request: Perspectives from Scientists, Subjects, and Regulators."
On November 8—the last day of the PRIM&R AER Conference—Dr. Owen Garrick returns at 9:45 a.m. for an important plenary panel session titled, "Race Matters: Ethical Challenges for the Use of Racial Categories in Research." Finally, David Babaian, Regulatory Attorney for Kinetiq, will participate in a workshop panel at 11:15 a.m. that looks ahead to research in the digital world titled, "Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) Mobile Clinical Trials, Legal, and Regulatory Project."
Quorum and Kinetiq also will be in the exhibit hall to discuss how easy it is for institutions to designate Quorum as your single IRB (sIRB) of record or work with Kinetiq to build your own sIRB program.
About Quorum
Quorum Review IRB is the largest and most preferred central IRB. As the first name in streamlined, service-centered independent ethics and regulatory review, the Quorum difference is One-Touch Collaboration™. Your research benefits from an outstanding service experience, a single point of contact, one study startup timeline, and a true single board review. Beyond traditional institutional review board services, Quorum offerings include single IRB (sIRB) services for institutions and the world's first IRB-integrated electronic informed consent solution: Q Consent™. Kinetiq, the consulting and technology division of Quorum, moves your research forward with services that enhance and optimize the clinical research process.
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