Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM CDT
8V. IBC Basics
Kathryn Harris, PhD, RBP(ABSA), National Institutes of Health—Office of Science Policy, Rockville, MD
IBC Basics is an introductory course on the function and administration of Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) delivered by expert staff from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy (OSP). IBC Basics will promote the professional development of those associated with IBCs by providing an opportunity to learn about the role of NIH OSP, the content of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, and understand the range of biosafety oversight responsibilities that IBCs have under the NIH Guidelines. This course provides an overview and may be helpful for those new to the field.
Objectives:
- Summarize the content of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
- Restate the requirements for IBCs under the NIH Guidelines
- Describe the partnership between NIH OSP and IBCs in the oversight of research subject to the NIH Guidelines
Suggested Background: None
Target Audience: New Biosafety Professionals, IBC Members, compliance staff,
Audience Level: Basic
Course Length: 4 hours (one 4-hour live session with a 30-minute break)
This course has been approved for 0.5 CM points toward RBP/CBSP recertification. *ABSA International is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This course is approved for 4.50 P.A.C.E.® contact hours. The links to the various invitations for the course will be unique to the user and cannot be shared. The links to the various invitations for the course will be unique to the user and cannot be shared. The links are for single, individual use only. If more than one occurrence of an individual’s name is on the Zoom attendee list or a name not of the roster, all instances will be removed from the webinar with no refund. The webinar and its associated links are for single, individual use only.
To obtain the ABSA member rate, the participant will need to be an ABSA member in the year in which the training is offered. Confirmed, paid participants will be sent detailed information regarding the course within a few days prior to the course. Substitutions allowed with notice by 9/05/2024. There is a 15% processing fee for cancellations by 9/12/2024. Cancellations between 9/12/2024 and 9/19/2024 will be refunded at 50% of the course fee. No refunds after 9/19/2024.
