Education, News & Events: Webinars

"Ask AAHRPP" is a live webinar opportunity to get your questions about accreditation answered by AAHRPP staff and special guests. "Ask AAHRPP" webinars spotlight each step in the accreditation process, such as conducting a self-assessment, putting together an accreditation application, how AAHRPP evaluates materials and practice, responding to reports and requests, and maintaining AAHRPP accreditation. 

Save the following date for the remaining 2025 "Ask AAHRPP" webinar:

Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:00pm ET: Responding to Council Review and Maintaining Accreditation

This webinar will feature three speakers whose organizations have each earned an AAHRPP Council's “Area of Distinction” for their unique approaches to community engagement in human research protections. “Areas of Distinction” generally refer to best practices in which the organization has implemented an innovative approach that other organizations could adopt.

• How a large cancer center increased community access to clinical trials and broader research participation among those who have been historically underrepresented through partnerships with more than 350 health, faith-based, and occupational groups.
• How a clinical research organization uses technology to enhance participant feedback during Phase I studies and allows staff to quickly act on participant suggestions related to safety and well-being. This results in continual improvements and expanded services within the research facility.
• The Research Participant Advisory Council (RPAC) created by an academic institution that is composed of diverse community members who provide structured input to researchers on study design, participant recruitment, and communication.

By highlighting these varied approaches—community partnership networks, digital participant engagement tools, and community advisory groups for ongoing feedback - this session will give attendees concrete, field-tested examples for building stronger connections between research programs and the communities they serve that foster participant safety, trust, and inclusivity.