Due to the great amount of interest, knowledge, and experience among CBPR listserv participants in CBPR and research ethics, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) would like to invite you to subscribe and participate in a new listserv focused on this topic:

ccph-ethics@u.washington.edu. The listserv is being sponsored and moderated by CCPH.

CCPH is excited about fostering discussion on how communities, academics, institutional review boards (IRBs), research ethics boards (REBs), community advisory boards (CABs) and others can work together to address the ethical issues that arise in CBPR. We hope you will find this listserv a place to network with others, distribute resources, and share promising practices.

History and Purpose of the CBPR & Research Ethics Listserv

This listserv was established to continue the dialogue initiated by the Educational Conference Call Series on IRBs and Ethical Issues in Research, and connect a diverse group of stakeholders interested in CBPR and research ethics. CCPH and the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University (also known as the Bioethics Center) cosponsored the series earlier this year to raise awareness about the importance of protecting communities involved in research — not just individuals — and determine what kinds of programs or resources would most effectively bridge this gap.

Feedback from call participants indicated strong interest in starting this listserv as a means for collaborative problem-solving and information sharing around ethical issues that arise in CBPR and challenges encountered in the process of research ethics review. We invite you to pose questions and share information or resources related to these topics!

To subscribe to the listserv, visit: https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccph-ethics.

(This is also the listserv homepage).

To post to the listserv, email ccph-ethics@u.washington.edu. (Please note the listserv is moderated to avoid spam and inappropriate messages, so your posting may not appear right away).

CBPR & Research Ethics Workgroup — Now Recruiting Members

Call participants identified trainings for IRB/REB administrators and members on CBPR as the top-ranked follow-up activity from the call series. In January 2008, CCPH and the Bioethics Center will convene a Research Ethics Workgroup comprised of IRB/REB administrators, committee members, CBPR practitioners, community members and others to develop a CBPR training curriculum to help prepare IRBs/REBs to review CBPR proposals.

The workgroup will meet monthly via toll-free conference call. If you are interested in serving on this Workgroup, please contact CCPH Program Director Kristine Wong at kristine@u.washington.edu by December 14, 2007.

Read more about what we learned from the call series in Kristine’s recent Partnership Matters newsletter article at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/PM_110907.html#MessageED

CBPR & Research Ethics Webpage

This new CCPH webpage has a wealth of resources! Visit

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/irbhome.html and you will find:

• The audio files, slides and handouts from the Call Series
• Case stories that showcase examples of community member involvement on IRBs, community-based IRBs and community-generated research ethics policies.
• Links to research ethics training materials for community members, community IRB protocols, research ethics conference proceedings and more!

We welcome your suggestions of materials and links to add to the CBPR & Research Ethics Webpage. Please email them to CCPH Program Director Kristine Wong at kristine@u.washington.edu.