Description

The Responsible Conduct of Research is a Program Developed to support the requirements and ongoing conditions for federally funded investigators to receive and continue receiving federal funding for health research training grants and career development awards, federal funders (including NIH, DOD, and NSF) mandate all participants in training grants to receive training in RCR.  The Belmont Report, released in 1979 by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, provides the ethical framework for the Federal Regulations designed to protect human research subjects. Federally funded investigators and clinical researchers participating in human subjects’ research need to maintain knowledge of the federal regulations, International Council for Harmonization (ICH) guidelines (including ICH E6(R2)), and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards guidelines that apply to conducting clinical research.  This program will additionally emphasize considerations for investigators conducting studies that include Children, Families, and Health Care Professionals that addresses new and emerging ethical considerations and good practice in the conduct of ethical research.    

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) through the joint providership of Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education and Children’s National Hospital. The Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Medical Society of Virginia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 1.0 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.

Disclosure Policy 

Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity.