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2. Know where to find information on federal regulations, laws, and institutional HRPP policies that are applicable to the conduct of their research study. Assistance with locating such information can be found on the HRPP website or calling the HRPP office for directions.
14 Participant Outreach
McLaren Health Care Corporation is committed to ensuring that educational opportunities are offered to research participants, prospective research participants, and community members who will enhance their understanding of research involving human participants at MHC and its subsidiary hospitals.
The following procedures describe how McLaren fulfils that responsibility.
14.1 Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the Corporate Director of HRPP to implement the procedures outlined below.
14.2 Outreach Resources and Educational Materials
1. The HRPP office dedicates a section of the website to research participants entitled “Participant Outreach Corner”. This website includes resources, such as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), MHC designed brochures (Volunteering in research), and a listing of relevant research- related links.
2. MHC provides several relevant links to the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) campaign to inform the general public about research participation: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/outreach/. Participants, prospective participants, and community members may access this information from the “Participant Outreach Corner” to increase public awareness and educate potential research participants.
14.3 Evaluation
MHC HRPP periodically evaluates its outreach activities and makes changes when appropriate. These evaluations take place in an informal, ongoing manner. All IRB staff, members and Chair/Vice Chair will report both positive and negative feedback about all HRPP outreach activities to the Corporate Director of HRPP. The Director will then track the input and any changes made to improve outreach activities. In order to formally evaluate its outreach activities, the Corporate Director will determine:
1. The specific community outreach activities being used.
Human Research Protections Program Manual McLaren Health Care
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