QMC's committment to research investigator and staff education is essential to the establishment and growth of research qualified physicians and personnel at the center. Below are areas that intend to assist research physicians and personnel interested in or conducting research at the center.
CITI Training
Click here to view more information and instructions on CITI Training.
HIPAA Training at QMC
Click here to download the HIPAA Training Manual.
Articles of Interest
For those interested in an article explaining techniques to remove patient identifiers from radiology images in PowerPoint presentations:
Radiology, Vol255, No 1
April 2010
"Net Assets: Powerpoint Pearls for Radiology Presentations. Part 1"
Stuart Pomerantz, MD; Garry Choy, MD.
HML Citation Linker
For off campus users, a Hawaii Medical Library provided login and password is required. If you do not have a library card and are affiliated with The Queen's Medical Center/The Queen's Health Systems (employees, medical staff, residents, contractors), please contact the Library at 547-4300 or stop by the Library to obtain a library card.
Online Education
Additional online educational resources for investigator and committee member training.
- NIH - Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams
At the end of the module, a certificate can be printed out and submitted to the Research and Institutional Review Committee as documentation for completion of the training. This online course satisfies the NIH human subjects training requirement for extramural researchers obtaining federal funds. - Training for the Research and Institutional Review Committee Members and Staff can be found at: OHRP - Assurance Training Online
- OHRP IRB Guidebook - Useful for new RIRC members and investigators just beginning their clinical research.
Clinical Research Conferences
QMC will host regular, monthly conferences that feature:
- Presentation of clinical research studies
- Presentation and discussion of new research proposals
- Occasional clinical research education with guest speakers
Date: 2nd Monday of each month.
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
Place: Queen's Conference Center
Lunch will be served and CME credit will be awarded. For more information and to RSVP contact Fran Matsunaga at 808.547.4511
To volunteer as a future speaker, contact Henry Sweeney at 808.537.7825 or email hsweeney@queens.org.
Ethical Principles
Documents that govern basic ethical principles adhered to while conducting research at QMC. The NIH Regulations and Ethical Guidelines has a searchable list of all institutions holding assurances.
Nuremberg Code - Directives for Human Experimentation
Declaration of Helsinki - World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki, Ethical Principles For Medical Research Involving Human Subjects
The Belmont Report - Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
NIH Conflict of Interest Guidelines - NIH guidelines for conflict of interest in research.