Human Research Protections Office (HRPO)
Mission of the Human Research Protections Program (HRPP)
The templated Subjects Rights section of the consent form in BRAAN has been updated to reflect some minor changes. These changes will only affect new protocols created in BRAAN. Click Here for a document that includes the highlighted changes. Watch for related updates and education programs.
ALERT: UNANTICIPATED PROBLEMS INVOLVING RISK TO RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS OR OTHERS
The UMB Human Research Protections Office (HRPO) has initiated an intensive education and outreach program to the UMB research community regarding Unanticipated Problems Involving Risk to Research Participants or Others. During the UMB HRPP AAHRPP re-accreditation site visit June 23-25, 2008, the AAHRPP site visitors reported a consistent lack of knowledge or familiarity with the terminology and the inability to distinguish between Unanticipated Problems and Adverse Events across all UMB personnel. UMB HRPP SOP I.3.J and III.2.B .
Due to the nature and implications of these events, all individuals involved with Human Subject Research are requested to participate in at least one educational offering by September 30, 2008 and to maintain your certificate of completion. Click here for more information.
NEW LOOK: The UMB HRPP and IRB Policy and Procedure Manual has been re-organized into a new format. Click here for more information and to access the manual.
The UMB Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) completed the re-accreditation site visit for the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protections Programs (AAHRPP) June 23, 24, & 25, 2008. The site visit included interviews with investigators, research personnel, IRB members, HRPO staff and UMB organizational leaders and HRPP representatives.
Overall, the site visit team was very impressed with the UMB Human Research Protections Program. We will receive a site visit report within 30 days and will submit our response 30 days after that, approximately August 25, 2008. It will be reviewed at the AAHRPP Council meeting in December 2008. We will notify you and other members of the UMB research community as soon as we learn the outcome.
The UMB HRPP is one of 104 research organizations that have earned this distinguished accreditation status. It is the commitment and effort of every member of the UMB research community to sustaining a culture of conscience that ensures the highest levels of protections and advocacy for research participants.
Newsletter
The HRPO is proud to introduce its Brand New Informational Newsletter. Download and read the January-March 2008 HRPO Newsletter - Click HERE
We are asking the research community to contribute to the efforts of our Newsletter, by submitting brief articles, upcoming events, and other stories of a general nature. Email your submissions to hrpoeducation@som.umaryland.edu.
Visit the Newsletter Archive HERE.
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Contact Information:
The HRPO hours of operation are Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Human Research Protections Office
BioPark I
800 W. Baltimore Street, Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21201
HRPO@som.umaryland.edu
Phone (410) 706-5037
Fax (410) 706-4189
Click HERE for a map to our new location.
To report emergency issues after office hours, please call the HRPO Main Office at 410-706-5037 for recorded instructions.
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