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RETI Curriculum and Agenda
2012


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Incoming Fellows - Cohort 2

DAY 1. Arrival and Orientation
DAY 2. Foundations of Research Ethics and Evidence-Based Research Ethics
DAY 3. Community Engagement and Consultation and Pilot Studies for NIH Funding
DAY 4. Identifying Categories of Evidence-Based HIV Research Ethics
DAY 5. International Research and Empirical Studies on Inducements
DAY 6. Cultural Competence and Informed Consent
DAY 7. Community Research Worker Perspectives on Ethical Challenges
DAY 8. Presentations by Returning Fellows on their MRP
DAY 9. Research Using New Technologies and with Stigmatized Populations
DAY 10. MRP Proposal Presentations by Incoming Fellows
DAY 11. Departure

Returning Fellows - Cohort 1

DAY 6. Arrival and Orientation
DAY 7. Preparing the MRP for Publication and Presentation
DAY 8.
Presentations by Returning Fellows on their MRP
DAY 9. Writing SuccessfulMRP Grant Proposals
DAY 10.
MRP Proposal Presentations by Incoming Fellows
DAY 11.
Departure

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Day 1: Sunday, July 8, 2012

Arrival and Orientation

Incoming Fellows
 
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Arrival and Registration
 
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Institute Orientation
Overview of Institute Goals and Objectives
Introduction of Institute Faculty and RETI Fellows
 
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Dinner
Opening Address “Research Ethics and the Belmont Principles:
Do Participants Have a Different Moral Voice?”
Celia B. Fisher, Fordham University



 
Day 2: Monday, July 9, 2012

Foundations of Research Ethics and
Introduction to Evidence-Based Research Ethics

Incoming Fellows


8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia B. Fisher, Fordham University
 
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Application of Federal Regulations to IRB Review of HIV Prevention Research: Case study on HIV Vertical Transmission Research
Susan Fish, Boston University
E. Doyle McCarthy, Fordham University

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break
  
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 p.m. Application of Federal Regulations to IRB Review of HIV Prevention Research: Case Study on Involvement of Illegal Immigrants
E. Doyle McCarthy, Fordham University
Susan Fish, Boston University

10:45 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Fellow Presentations on Empirical Studies and Discussion
Kristen Underhill and Brenda Curtis
  

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
 
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Groups: IRB Review of HIV Prevention Research: Relevance to Fellows’ MRP
Susan Fish, Boston University
Celia B. Fisher, Fordham University
E. Doyle McCarthy, Fordham University
 

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors or Work on MRP
  

5:00 p.m. 
Dinner on your own


 
Day 3: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Community engagement and consultation
and pilot studies for nih funding

Incoming Fellows

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
 
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Community Engagement and Consultation
Claudia Moreno, Fordham University
Scyatta Wallace, St. Johns University
 

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Group Discussions: How to Utilize CABs in Fellows’ MRP
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
Claudia Moreno, Fordham University
Scyatta Wallace, St. Johns University
 
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pilot Studies for National Institutes of Health Grant Submissions
Richard Jenkins, NIDA Prevention Research Branch
  
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break
  

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Group Discussion: Using the MRP as a Pilot Study for Future Funding
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
Richard Jenkins, NIDA Prevention Research Branch
Claudia Moreno, Fordham University
Scyatta Wallace, St. Johns University

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors or Work on MRP
   
5:00 p.m.
Dinner on your own


 
Day 4: Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Identifying Categories of Evidence-Based HIV Research Ethics

Incoming Fellows


8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia B. Fisher, Fordham University
   
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Categories of Evidence-Based Research for Bioethics
Jeremy Sugarman, Johns Hopkins University
  
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Ethical Guidelines for HIV Prevention Research
Jeremy Sugarman, Johns Hopkins University
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Group Discussion: Applying Evidence Based Research Categories to Fellows’ MRP
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
Lloyd Goldsamt, National Development and Research Institutes
Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale University
  

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors or Work on MRP
  

5:00 p.m. 
Dinner on your own


 
Day 5: Thursday, July 12, 2012

International Research and Empirical Studies on Inducements

Incoming Fellows

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
   
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. HIV International Research Involving Populations Subjected to
Human Rights Infringements
Lloyd Goldsamt, National Development and Research Institutes
Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale University
 
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. IRB Review of International HIV Research Involving Persons in
Mandatory Detox
Lloyd Goldsamt, National Development and Research Institutes
Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale University
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Fellow Presentations on Empirical Studieson Voluntary Participation in International HIV Research
Brandon Brown and Shira Goldenberg
  

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors or Work on MRP
  

5:00 p.m.
Dinner on your own


 
Day 6: Friday, July 13, 2012

Cultural Competence and Informed Consent

Incoming Fellows

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
   
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Neurocognitive and Cultural Factors Influencing Informed Consent in HIV-Positive and At-Risk Populations
Monica Rivera Mindt, Fordham University
  
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Empirical Study of Informed Consent: HIV Vaccine Research Preparedness
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Lecture on Scientific and Ethical Validity in HIV Prevention Research
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College
  

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Fellow Presentations on Empirical Studies on Informed Consent
Tania Basta and Thomas Guadamuz
  

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors or Work on MRP
  

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet Cocktail Party for New and Returning Fellows
Followed by Dinner on Your Own



Day 6: Friday, July 13, 2012

Arrival and Orientation

RETURNING FELLOWS

8:00 a.m. – 4:00  p.m. Arrival and Registration
 
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Institute Orientation
Overview Year 2 Institute Goals and Objectives    
   
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet Cocktail Party for New and Returning Fellows
Followed by Dinner on Your Own



 
Day 7: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Community Research Worker Perspectives on
Ethical Challenges in Conducting HIV Related Research

Incoming Fellows

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Erika Harrington, Fordham University
   
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Ethical Challenges: Front Line Research Worker
Janie Simmons, National Development and Research Institutes
Mark Kinzly and Robert Quiles, Community Research Workers
  
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Psychometrically Validated Surveys for Research on HIV Research Ethics:
Frontline Workers
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Peer Mentoring Between Returning and Incoming Fellows
  

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors or Work on MRP
  

5:00 p.m. 
Group Dinner
Keynote Lecture on The Challenge of Defining Standards of Prevention in HIV Prevention Trials
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College



Day 7: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Preparing the MRP for Publication and Presentation

RETURNING FELLOWS

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Preparing the MRP for Publication and Presentation: Journal Editor Perspectives
Gerald Koocher, Simmons College
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College
 
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Group Discussion on Publishing Fellows’ MRP
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
Gerald Koocher, Simmons College
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College
 
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
  

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Peer Mentoring Between Returning and Incoming Fellows
  

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fellows Meet with Mentors to Work on MRP Data Analyses or Analysis Plan
  

5:00 p.m. 
Group Dinner
Keynote Lecture: “The Challenge of Defining Standards of Prevention in HIV Prevention Trials”
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College



 
Day 8: Sunday, July 15, 2012

Presentations by Returning Fellows on their MRP
With Peer and Faculty Feedback

INCOMING AND RETURNING FELLOWS

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Presentations by Returning Fellows
   
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Presentations by Returning Fellows
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
  
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentations by Returning Fellows
  

3:00 p.m. Afternoon Free and Dinner on Your Own


 
Day 9: Monday, July 16, 2012

Ethical Issues in HIV Prevention Research Using New Technologies,
and Research Involving Stigmatized Populations

Incoming Fellows

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Erika Harrington, Fordham University
   
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. HIV Research Involving MSM, Drug Users and Other Stigmatized Populations
Lloyd Goldsamt, National Development and Research Institutes
 
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Ethical Issues Presented by the Use of the Internet and Other New Technologies
Lisa Marsch, Dartmouth University
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Keynote Lecture: “How to Best Utilize Mentoring Relationships”
Scyatta Wallace, St. John’s University
  

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Free to Meet with Mentors, Work on MRP Presentation,
and Meet with Dr. Adam Fried to Discuss MRP Budget

  

5:00 p.m. 
Dinner on Your Own


Day 9: Monday, July 16, 2012

Writing Successful MRP Grant Proposals

RETURNING FELLOWS

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Introduction of Speakers and Setting the Context
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
   
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Writing Successful MRP Grant Proposals
Susan Fish, Boston University
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College
Monica Rivera Mindt, Fordham University
Scyatta Wallace, St. John’s University
 
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Group Discussion on Writing Grant Applications for Research on Research Ethics
Susan Fish, Boston University
Celia Fisher, Fordham University
Sean Philpott, Union Graduate College
Monica Rivera Mindt, Fordham University
Scyatta Wallace, St. John’s University
  
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Key Note Lecture: How to Best Utilize Mentoring Relationships
Scyatta Wallace, St. John’s University
  

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Free to Work on MRP
  

5:00 p.m. 
Dinner on Your Own


 
Day 10: Tuesday, July 17, 2012

MRP Proposal Presentations by Incoming Fellows
With Peer and Faculty Feedback

INCOMING AND RETURNING FELLOWS

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Presentations by Incoming Fellows
Peer and Faculty Discussion and Feedback
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  
10:45 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Presentations by Incoming Fellows
Peer and Faculty Discussion and Feedback

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
  
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentations by Incoming Fellows
Peer and Faculty Discussion and Feedback

  

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
  

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. General Feedback and Discussion
  

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Ceremonies
 
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Group Dinner


 
Day 11: Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Departures Arranged for All Fellows


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