SACHRP provides expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human research subjects. The committee is composed of 11 appointed voting members, with additional ex-officio members from Common Rule government agencies. SACHRP presently has two working subcommittees, the Subpart A Subcommittee (SAS) and the Subcommittee on Harmonization (SOH). The May 2016 meeting will include a summary of NPRM public comment, as well as reports from both subcommittees. Topics include the following draft recommendations: Considerations for Single IRB Review, Minimal Risk Informed Consent Models, Return of Individual Research Results, “Benchmarking” in Human Subjects Research, Waiver of Consent in Cluster Randomized Trials. Time is allotted on both days for public comment.
