Event
Event Details
Where:
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
When:
October 14 - 18, 2023
October 14 - 18, 2023
Attain Partners experts are speaking during the 2023 Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) Annual Meeting! See details below.
Are you attending? Add these informative workshops and sessions to your conference agenda—or connect with our research administration experts at Booth #22. We’d love to discuss solutions for any current issues your institution may be facing. Contact us today.
Sunday, October 15
EXPloration and Education on Clinical Trials (EXPECT): The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Trials Administration
Sunday, October 15, 9a – 12:30p
Workshop (WS24) | Location: 403
Hosted by Marilyn Marshall, Attain Partners; Jennifer Harry, Center Business Manager, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; and Michelle Palmer, RN BSN, Clinical Research Support Office Supervisor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
This workshop is based on a four-part series successfully presented to Seattle Children’s Research Institute to key stakeholders (finance, sponsored research, clinical trial office, and GCAs) to get a better understanding of the clinical trial process. This workshop will look to provide training to participants on how to effectively and successfully conduct clinical research trials. This workshop focuses on the full spectrum of clinical research and the research process by highlighting key components of a clinical trial, understanding clinical trial budgets, coverage analysis and billing designations, budget reconciliation and milestone invoicing, and patient care reconciliation and compliance.
Basics in Research Administration
Sunday, October 15, 9a – 5p
Workshop (WS201) | Location: 502
Hosted by Andrea Deaton, Consulting Specialist, Attain Partners; Judy Bristow, University of Louisville; and John Sites, CRA
This workshop, intended for individuals with fewer than three years’ experience, is designed to give newcomers to research administration a big picture of the profession. Topics covered will include finding funding opportunities; orienting new faculty to the research environment; pre- and post-award administration; proposal development, submission, review and award negotiation; administrative and fiscal regulations; accountability and risk management; and research, fiscal, and professional ethics.
Monday, October 16
Improving Credibility to Speak Research Administration with Authority
Monday, October 16, 10:30a – 11:30a
Concurrent Session (M105) | Location: 301
Hosted by Amanda Seymour, Manager, Attain Partners, and Jason Claes, Manager Oncology Research, TriHealth Cancer Institute
Many research administrators have moved into new leadership or management roles at the department level and stepped into what sometimes appears to be a disaster by finding non-compliant practices, inefficient workflows, and lack of sound post-award and financial management practices. Gut instinct is to rush to the Director or high-level leadership, but without proper tactics and preparation, this could create unnecessary conflict, tension with team members, and could potentially cause the director to have hesitation in building trust with the new incumbent. While the new role may be at mid-management level and can have several years of research administration experience, rushing to judgment without listening to the team and leadership to understand and acknowledge the ways things are can prevent operations from changing and improving. This session will demonstrate through discussion and role-playing the do’s and don’ts of communicating department-level business operations issues and how to approach the team and leaders to form a consensus and followership for the desired changes.
Jumpstarting Your Research Administration Journey with the SRAI Odyssey Program
Monday, October 16, 2:30p – 3:30p
Concurrent Session (M300) | Location: 301
Hosted by Andrea Deaton, Consulting Specialist, Attain Partners; Tonya K. Edvalson, Distinguished Faculty, MHA, CCRP, CHRC, University of Utah, Clinical Research Support Office; and Nick Mulherin, CRA, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
One of the great benefits of the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) is the incredible knowledge base among the membership. SRAI’s Odyssey Program pairs up experienced members (mentors) with members who are new or seeking to learn new skills in the field (mentees) which allows all participants the opportunity to continue their research administration journey. Join a member of the Odyssey Program Committee, a current Mentor, and a current Mentee for a lively discussion of program goals and practical application of the Mentor/Mentee relationship. Wherever we are in our research administration journey we all have something to offer! Bring your questions and adventurous spirit!
Tuesday, October 17
Extreme Makeover: Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 Edition – Proposed Revisions
Tuesday, October 17, 1p – 2p
Concurrent Session (T315) | Location: Elwha, Level 5
Hosted by Gil Tran, CPA, Senior Specialist Leader, Attain Partners
On October 5, 2023, OMB published a proposal for a fundamental rewrite the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 (*). The White House announced that “the proposal will materially decrease the burden on recipients of Federal financial assistance, advance equity and job growth across the country, and meaningfully improve the administration of Federal financial assistance.” See links below. Specifically, OMB states that the reasons for the proposed revisions are: “(1) incorporating statutory requirements and administration priorities; (2) reducing agency and recipient burden; (3) clarifying sections that recipients or agencies have interpreted in different ways; and (4) rewriting applicable sections in plain language, improving flow, and addressing inconsistent use of terms.”
This session will dig deep into the following questions:
- What are the major revisions in the proposal?
- When will the revisions become effective?
- How will the revisions impact the administration on your research grants?
https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-21078.pdf
Dollars Delivering Results: Biden-Harris Administration Publishes Proposed Updates to the Uniform Grants Guidance to Improve Impact of Federal Grants and Other Financial Assistance | OMB | The White House
(*) As of 09/28/23, per the public inspection document, the scheduled date for publication of the OMB proposal in the Federal Register is October 5, 2023, which means that the comments are due to OMB by December 5, 2023 (60 days after publication).
