2009 IRB Symposium Highlights
Event Details
The 2nd Annual Maine IRB Symposium was held on May 22, 2009
at the Abromson Center in Portland. This event was
coordinated and hosted by the USM Office of Research
Compliance. The event was organized by Jenni Hebert, and
consisted of breakout sessions presented by ORC staff Lliam
Harrison and Ross Hickey, Director of Human Research Affairs
at Partners Healthcare System, Inc Pearl O'Rourke, and Maine
Medical Center Research Institute IRB Chair Dr. Eric
Larsen. The keynote speaker was Michael Paasche-Orlow who
is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of
General Medicine at the Boston University School of
Medicine.
The event was well attended, with people coming from all over
Maine as well as New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Illinois,
and Pennsylvania. The USM ORC has been recognized as a national
leader in the field of human subject protection. This symposium
continued to cement that reputation in Maine.
Video Highlights
Opening Remarks - Selma Botman,
President
Keynote Speaker - Michael
Paasche-Orlow
Panel Discussion - William
Harrison, Richard Shweder
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