The Virginia IRB Consortium provides opportunities for IRB staff, IRB members, and researchers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia to collaborate on issues related to human research protections and IRBs. The group has held an annual conference since 2007.
The 18th Virginia IRB Consortium conference has been rescheduled for Spring of 2025 so as not to conflict with the annual PRIM&R conference or the holiday season.
The 2023 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference "Ethical AI in Human Subject Research: Balancing Progress and Protections"(Chat GPT-generated title!) was held on Friday, November 3, 2023.
The 2022 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference featured Ron Lacks, the eldest grandson of Henrietta Lacks and was held on October 28th, 2022.
The 2021 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was Diversity Equity, and Inclusion and Community Engagement in Research and was held on Friday, October 15, 2021.
The 2020 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topics were COVID-19 and Research, Single IRB, and Collaboration between the IRB and COI Program and was held on Friday, October 2, 2020.
The 2019 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "Data Management, Data Sharing and the IRB in the Era of the Revised Common Rule” and featured a presentation by The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP) and was held on Friday, September 27, 2019.
The 2018 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was “Science, Ethics, and Regulations of Research Involving Big Data” and was held on Friday, October 19, 2018.
The 2017 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was “Final Rule Dissected: Moving toward Implementation” and was held on Friday, October 6, 2017.
The 2016 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "All Aboard: Single IRB Review and Other Proposed Rule Changes" and was held on Friday, September 30, 2016.
The 2015 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "Adapting to Evolving Research and Regulatory Environments."
The 2014 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "Lifting the Fog: Issues of Informed Consent, Data Protection and Oversight in QI/Institutional Assessments and Research" and was held on November 14, 2014.
The 2013 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was “Data Protection Challenges: Keeping it Safe and Secure” and was held on September 27, 2013.
The 2012 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "Research Review Challenges: From the Small IRB to the Age of Technology” and was held on October 12, 2012.
The 2011 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "Advancing the Culture of Subject Protections in Social and Behavioral Research" and was held on October 14, 2011.
The 2010 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "After Research is Approved: What's Next?" and was held on November 16, 2010.
The 2009 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was “Genetics, GWAS, GINA: “G” How Do We Keep Up?” and was held on on September 29 and 30, 2019.
The 2008 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topics included gene therapy, social and behavioral science, international health, clinical perils and pitfalls, and new federal regulations. and was held on on Friday, April 25, 2008.
The 2007 Virginia IRB Consortium Conference topic was "Personalized Medicine and IRB Review of Genetic Research" and was held on September 24, 2007.