The IRB Training Series is OHR's educational offering for the GW research community and covers a range of topics related to the IRB review process, human subjects research, and the policies and federal regulations that guide GW human subjects research protections programs.  We invite all GW researchers, faculty, staff, and students involved with or considering conducting human subjects research to attend the IRB Training Series as often as possible.

The upcoming IRB Training Series session topics are posted below. You will also find information regarding each IRB Training Series session posted as upcoming events on the OHR homepage and when following OHR on any of our social media platforms.

Upcoming IRB Training Series events include:

The IRB Training Series will resume in September

To request to be added to the OHR's listserv to receive announcements about the IRB Training Series and other educational opportunities, please contact [email protected]. 

Past Forum Topics

Request slides from previous forums by emailing your request to [email protected] with the topic of the forum you are requesting.

January 2016 - "OHR Challenge" Slides

December 2015 - "OHR Holiday Open House" NO Slides

November 2015 - "Chart Reviews" Slides

October 2015 - "Vulnerable Populations" Slides

2015 Fall IRB Days Sessions:

September 15, 2015

Human Subjects Research Regulations slides

Human Subjects Research Regulations Video

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) slides

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Video

September 16, 2015

Consent Writing Workshop slides

International Research Panel Discussion Panelist Bios

International Research Panel Discussion Video

September 17, 2015

IRB Process slides

IRB Process Video

Tips for an Easier Review slides

August 2015 - "Summer Open House" No slides Flier

July 2015 - "New Forms" Slides

June 2015 - "International Research: Before You Go..." Slides

May 2015 - "Institutional Authorization Agreements, Collaborations, Reliance, and More" Slides

April 2015 - "Promptly Reportable Information & Events. When to Report Unanticipated Problems & Protocol Violations" Slides

March 2015 - "Do I need IRB Review? & other frequently asked questions" Slides

February 2015 - "How to Play By the Rules; Research with Minors" Slides

January 2015- "OHR 2015"- OHR 2015 Video

Forum & Other OHR/IRB Event Recordings

GW OHR YouTube Channel

April 2014 IRB Forum & SMHS IRB Workshop Week 4: FAQs

January 2015 IRB Forum "OHR 2015; Policy Updates & New Staff"

February 2015 IRB Forum "How to Play By the Rules; Research with Minors"

March 2015 IRB Forum "Do I need Review for this? And other Frequently Asked Questions"

June 2015 IRB Forum "International Research; Before you Go..."

September 2015 Fall IRB Days:

Human Subjects Research Regulations Video

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Video

International Research Panel Discussion Video