May 22, 2019
Presentations at AAHRPP Conference

7:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Location: The Ritz Carlton, New Orleans

Br. Barbara Bierer, MRCT Center Faculty Director, will co-present in two sessions at the 2019 AAHRPP Annual Conference:
May 22, 2019, 10:30-11:45 AM: GDPR: Considerations for Implementation
May 23, 2019, 2:15-3:30 PM: Is There a Right Not to Know Your Genetic Data? Panel Discussion

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May 02, 2019
MRCT Center Bioethics Collaborative: Impact of Mobile Devices & Wearable Technologies on the Design and Conduct of Clinical Research

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA

The widespread use of mobile smart devices and wearables has the potential to drastically change how clinical research is conceptualized and conducted. > MORE

Mar 07, 2019
Meeting of the Research, Development, and Regulatory Roundtable (R3)

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC

The use for clinical trial recruitment purposes of data that were originally collected for another business purpose raises several legal and regulatory questions, including whether health care providers may receive payment for permitting secondary uses of their data, the extent to which third-party payors, or agents of those payors, may be involved in research recruitment, and which entities may contact patients directly to discuss possible enrollment in a clinical trial. During this session, roundtable participants discussed each of these issues from a legal and regulatory perspective, noting the many issues for which there is legal ambiguity. > MORE

Feb 26, 2019
Health Canada ICH GCP and MRCT Training

9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: John G. Diefenbaker Building (Old City Hall) –111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

The MRCT Center will be facilitating didactic and case-based learning, presentations, and open discussion for regulators from Health Canada (reviewers and inspectors), and individuals from industry, academia, and non-profit organizations > MORE

Jan 22, 2019
MRCT Center Bioethics Collaborative: Impact of Social Media on Clinical Trial Integrity

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA

Over the last decade, social media has emerged as a medium for conducting research, recruiting and engaging participants, and enabling participants to interact with each other online. > MORE

Jan 07, 2019
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Regarding GDPR and Clinical Research with Paul Mills from the UK’s NHS Health Research Authority

9:30am to 11:00am
Location: Ropes & Gray LLP, San Francisco, CA

Ropes & Gray and the MRCT Center will be co-hosting a breakfast roundtable discussion regarding the impact of GDPR on clinical research with Paul Mills from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service Health Research Authority on Monday, January 7, 2019 from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. at the Ropes & Gray office in San Francisco.  > MORE