March 12
4-5 p.m., Anesthesia Conference Room: Dr. Libby Hohmann, chair and director, Partners Human Research Committees (IRBs), will give a talk on the latest requirements for performing research using discarded tissue, especially in light of the new HIPAA regulations.
Other HIPAA training options for researchers to complete their required HIPAA training include:
March 3
12:30-1:30 p.m., Pathology Conference Room: Karen Nelson, executive director of Clinical Compliance & Risk Management, will speak on HIPAA implications for the research community.
March 19
9-10 a.m., Carrie Hall: Dr. Pearl O’Rourke will discuss how the HIPAA regulations impact the requirements for clinical research. These sessions fill quickly—the following link will connect to the website to register for one of Dr. O’Rourke’s sessions: www.healthcare.partners.org/phsirb/hrchipaa.htm
Dr. O’Rourke’s training session is also available in video form on the web.
To access it, visit www.netmedicine.org/MGH/RA/HIPAA/start.htm Researchers can follow instructions listed below the video presentation to receive the required HIPAA
training credit.
For more HIPAA information catered to the researcher:
Current issues of the Partners Human Research Committee’s newsletter are available on the committee’s website: www.healthcare.partners.org/phsirb/hrchipaa.htm