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Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1| Define what an Institutional Review Board (IRB) is: Explain the role of the IRB in protecting the rights, welfare, and safety of human research participants.

2| Describe what the Baystate Health IRB does: Understand how the IRB reviews research protocols, assesses risk, and evaluates informed consent.

3| Review the Baystate IRB review workflow: Summarize the major steps from submission → review → determination → ongoing oversight.

4| Recognize who serves on the Baystate Health IRB: Describe the required composition of an IRB, including scientific, non-scientific, and unaffiliated (community) members.

Presenter(s): 
Michael Boland, CIM
IRB Coordinator
Baystate Health

NameRoleFinancial Relationship DisclosuresDiscussion of
Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of
Drugs/Devices in Presentation?
Michael BolandSpeaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Session date: 
08/19/2026 - 10:30am to 11:30am EDT
Location: 
Webinar/Zoom
MA
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 BCIPE Risk Management
  • 1.00 IPCE Credit Hour(s)
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