Additional consideration is necessary for enrollment of subjects who cannot consent for themselves; minors and cognitively impaired adults.  This session will cover the requirements for obtaining informed consent from a Parent/Guardian or Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) as well as best practices for obtaining and documenting assent from subjects.
Other topics to be addressed include:

• Assessing capacity to consent
• Who has legal authority to provide informed consent for subjects who are not able to consent for themselves
• Procedures for obtaining consent when/if capacity to consent changes

Pre-registration is recommended. To register for a session, send your name, department, the date and time of the class you would like to attend, and your e-mail address to: irb-monitors@uiowa.edu

Directions to N120 College of Public Health Building are located here.