IRB and the Office of Human Research Ethics
Please join OHRE for an online Town Hall presentation on Updated Consent Forms & Guidance.
Director Carley Emerson, MS, CIP, CCRP, Associate Director of Operations Celeste Cantrell, BS, MA, CIP and Quality Improvement Manager Shae Phelan, BA, CIP, will present guidance for using OHRE’s updated consent templates. Topics Include:
- Research Procedures & Risk Language
- Compound Consent with HIPAA language
- Optional Storage & Biospecimens Consent
- Single Consent for Multiple Populations
- Consent Form Builder
- Other updates
Date: Wednesday 07/22/2026
Time: 2pm to 3:15pm EST.
Location: Zoom
Must register by 07/19/2026.
Register NowThe Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) is responsible for ethical and regulatory oversight of research at UNC-Chapel Hill that involves human subjects. The OHRE administers, supports, and guides the work of the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and all related activities. Any research involving human subjects proposed by faculty, staff, or students must be reviewed and approved by an IRB before research may begin, and before related grants may be funded.
