Responsible Conduct of Research

September 15, 2025 to September 16, 2025

The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course is designed to promote the practice of ethical science. The rapid growth of scientific knowledge, the increasing complexity and pace of research, and the influx of scientific trainees with diverse backgrounds has resulted in a need for continuing education regarding the highest standards of scientific conduct within medical settings. This course provides advanced training for investigators, trainees and research staff in federal regulations, institutional policies and procedures, and the norms and standards of research behavior. This course assists both new and experienced investigators as they strive to safeguard the integrity of the research process.

This course provides training consistent with the current policies of the National Institutes of Health (NOT-OD-22-055) regarding instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research. The topics included parallel those originally developed, revised, and approved by the Scientific Directors of the National Institutes of Health and the NIH Committee on Scientific Conduct and Ethics. The full course includes 8 hours of instruction delivered in an interactive workshop format consisting of two sessions.

This course will be held virtually only via Microsoft Teams.

Target Audience

This course is required for trainees and investigators on NIH-funded grants every four years as per the policies of the NIH (NOT-OD-22-055).

Registration Rates
Nemours Children's Health Associates Must register with Nemours email address.	Complimentary
Students Proof of enrollment must be submitted to [email protected].	$25
All other attendees	$75

Learning Objectives

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

Discuss evidence-based strategies to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging in the workplace that supports healthy opportunities and outcomes for both patients/families and the workforce.
Identify actionable practices that promote inclusive environments in research settings, contributing to improved well-being and outcomes for healthcare teams and the communities they serve.
Identify potential conflicts of interest.
Recall how to disclose conflicts of interests.
Recognize core features of community engaged approaches research.
Discuss strengths and challenges of community engaged research.
Explain the process associated with submitting an application for IRB review or an exempt determination.
Express the underlying regulations and ethical principles of human subjects research.
Describe best practices supporting responsible collection, ownership, sharing, and management of research data.
Describe the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and primary components of a Data Management and Sharing Plan.
Apply the role of different contributions to authorship, specifically the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT).
Evaluate journal rankings and impact in order to understand options for manuscript submission.
Understand the core principles of what it takes to conduct responsible research, even in unwavering times.
Apply ethical decision-making in all research activities by understanding the importance of maintaining integrity while also understanding the consequences of not following the rules.
Define the terms "Research Misconduct," "Fabrication," "Falsification," and "Plagiarism" from the perspective of the United States government.
Describe what can happen to a researcher who is found to have committed misconduct.
Deploy responsible and ethical practices in their conduct of research and in the integration of research results into clinical practice.

Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact the course coordinator, Tinessa Callinan, at [email protected].

Course summary

Available credit:

8.00 MOC ABS – Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
8.00 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.00 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
8.00 Continuing Education
This activity is designated for 8.00 continuing education credits.

Course opens:

05/07/2024

Course expires:

11/21/2025

Event starts:

09/15/2025 - 1:00pm EDT

Event ends:

09/16/2025 - 5:00pm EDT

Cost:

$75.00

Add to calendar:

This course will be held virtually only via Microsoft Teams. To obtain credit as completing this course as a requirement of the NIH, NIH trainees are required to attend the full 8 hours of this 2-day training live. The Nemours Children's Health Academic Career Development Center will verify the Microsoft Teams attendance report before awarding a NIH certificate.

Monday, September 15
1:00 p.m.	Course Introduction
1:30 p.m.	Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace: Advancing Healthy Opportunities and Outcomes for All Justin Andrade-Thompson, MS and Lavisha Pelaez, MPH
2:30 p.m.	Conflicts of Interest Matthew Heilman, JD, CHC, CHPC
3:15 p.m.	Q&A Break
3:30 p.m.	Community Connected Research: Better Learnings through Partnership J.J. Cutuli, PhD
4:15 p.m.	Human Subjects Protection Robert Colnes, PhD
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn
Tuesday, September 16
1:00 p.m.	Reconvening
1:05 p.m.	Research Mentoring Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD
1:50 p.m.	Data Management, Sharing, and Ownership Eric Hall, PhD, MBA, FAMIA
2:35 p.m.	Q&A Break
2:45 p.m.	Authorship, Publication, and Peer Review Kristina Flathers, MLIS
3:30 p.m.	Keynote \| The Compass of Conduct: Navigating Research with Integrity Dawn Pittinger, DBA, MBA-HA, CHRC, CCP, CHC, CHA
4:15 p.m.	Research Misconduct & Course Wrap-Up Robert Akins, PhD, FAACPDM, FAHA
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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