Connect with WCG at Booths 208-210
We look forward to seeing you at PRIM&R 2025! With more than 55 years of expertise, WCG’s IRB Review solutions empower clients to safeguard participant safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and uphold data integrity across every stage of clinical development. Our advanced technology, data-driven insights, and dedicated team help drive your research forward, delivering results more efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of quality.
Visit us at booths #208-210 to learn more about our comprehensive ethical review services, join one of our engaging sessions, or reach out to schedule a one-on-one meeting during the conference.
WCG Sessions at PRIM&R
Friday, Nov. 7, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. EST
Collaborative Project on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulatory and Ethical Review: Insights, Challenges, and Practical Tools
AI is increasingly integrated both as a component of human participant research and in the design, planning, and analysis phases. To support the regulatory and ethical review of clinical research involving AI, effective tools and resources are essential. This session will share the challenges encountered and lessons learned during resource development and introduce these tools to the community.
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Friday, Nov. 7, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. EST
Round Table: Insights from Industry: Research Participant Compensation
This round table discussion features a multi-stakeholder panel exploring current practices in research participant compensation, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data. Speakers will highlight variations across study phases, therapeutic areas, and other influencing factors.
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Friday, Nov. 7, 1:45 – 3 p.m. EST
Navigating the New Frontier: IRB Challenges with Complex Innovative Trial Designs
This session will introduce why the FDA is encouraging the industry to move toward complex innovative design protocols and what IRBs should know about these types of trials. Learn the history of why they are becoming more frequent, and the advantages and challenges of the Bayesian statistics framework.
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Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:15 – 8:15 a.m. EST
Flash Mentoring: Connect. Learn. Repeat
Join this informal, drop-in style mentoring session to connect directly with seasoned experts from across the field. Whether you’re interested in pediatric research and IRB leadership, working with an independent IRB, accreditation perspectives, the role of institutional officials, or ACU/IACUC oversight, you’ll have the chance to sit one-on-one for a few minutes with a seasoned PRIM&R mentor.
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Saturday, Nov. 8, 1:45 – 3 p.m. EST
Preparing for sIRB Review: Perspectives from Institutional and Independent IRBs
As more research falls under the requirement for review by a single IRB of record, organizations face the challenge of navigating the nuances between different types of IRBs. The distinctions between independent and institutional IRBs — and how to manage those differences — are not always well understood. This session will clarify the key similarities and differences between independent and institutional IRBs, helping attendees understand how these variations can affect expectations for accredited organizations in meeting the responsibilities outlined in Standard I-9.
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Poster Presentations
Observations From an Independent IRB’s Experience with Medical Devices: Implementing Systematic Practices for Recording Regulatory Decisions
Authors:
Tricia Teoh, MD, MPH, CIP
IRB medical chair, WCG
Adopting Best Practices for Consistent Documentation of Regulatory Determinations in the Consent & Assent Process for Vulnerable Populations: Insights From an Independent IRB Experience
Authors:
IRB Members and Staff as Research Participants
Authors:
Amber Whaley
Lead, Regulatory Chair, IRB Operations, WCG
Institutional Biosafety Committee Oversight of Clinical Trial Research: Data and Best Practices From a Central IBC Provider
Authors:
Mallory VanHorn
Outreach Analyst, IBC Services, WCG
Karen McCulloch
IBC Chair
