The Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), a nonprofit and educational membership organization committed to providing education, certification, and networking opportunities to all persons involved in clinical research activities will hold its Rhode Island Chapter meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 1 to 2 p.m. via a virtual presentation.

Topic

The title of this presentation will be "Single IRB: When Less is More." 

Overview

The single IRB process is comprised of federal guidance and institution-specific procedures. Whether the local study team is identified as the lead site or a relying site, understanding the roles and responsibilities of the collaborating researchers is an essential component to ensure the protection of the rights, safety, and welfare of the study participants. Understanding the differences between standard review and single IRB review will allow the local study team to prepare for an efficient review process, incorporating a clear communication plan designed to sustain the project through completion.

Objectives

This presentation will focus on providing:

• An overview of the purpose of single IRB review process
• Understanding of the responsibilities of the principal investigator/coordinator when relying on the review of an external IRB
• Understanding of benefits of a communication plan

Speaker

This presentation will be led by Claire Walker, senior HRPP reliance administrator at Brown University Health.

Details

This event is open to SoCRA and non-SoCRA members.

Cost: Admission to this presentation is free.
Credit: SoCRA Members may claim 1 CE per hour of education. 
Only SoCRA members will receive a certificate of attendance. 

If you are a SoCRA member, you should attend the event through the SoCRA Circle app (socra.circle.so) only once you have been notified that your membership has been added to the application.

SoCRA Members should attend via SoCRA Circle to obtain CEU's.

For more information, please contact [email protected]. 

Meeting Information

This meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.

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Meeting ID: 244 172 765 931 26
Passcode: eA6Ed9c6

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Brown University Health Presents New England's Premier Behavioral Health Nursing Conference

This conference will bring together leading experts from across the Northeast to share cutting‑edge insights in nursing mental health, forensic nursing, acute psychiatric care, outpatient treatment, and pediatric/adolescent behavioral health. Set in a beautiful and inspiring location, the event will offer dynamic presentations, meaningful collaboration, and opportunities for nurses to deepen their behavioral health expertise.

Speakers from the following organizations will be presenting:

• Brown University Health     
• Butler Hospital ​
• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Institute of Living
• Mass General Brigham 
• University of Rhode Island      
• Yale University ​
• ...and more!

Presentation Topics

Presentation Topics Include:

• Self-care and vicarious trauma
• The state of caring: Delivering mental health care in a changing world 
• Recognizing patient violence risk in clinical settings: assessment, behavior alerts, and interventions 
• Pressing charges after patient assault: evidence, complexity, ethics and implications 
• ASD/IDD in healthcare settings
• The role of the psychiatric/mental health nurse in recognition and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID 
• Removal of restraints on a child/adolescent inpatient unit 
• Keynote presentation by Danny Willis, dean and professor, URI College of Nursing

Submit an Abstract

Accepted poster abstracts receive an additional $10 off registration!  

Submit an abstract

Earn up to 7.5 CEs at this conference.

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Join us for our 2026 Pediatric Nutrition Conference, "Introduction to Applied Pediatric Nutrition," at Hasbro Children's on Friday, April 10, 2026. This course will provide health professionals (RDN, DTR and/or dietetics student) with current information on pediatric nutrition.

Knowledge obtained from this course will provide the participant with:

• Pediatric nutrition assessment
• Understand feeding tubes and supplies in pediatrics
• Review of infant and pediatric enteral formulas and feeding
• Review common pediatric conditions (iron deficiency anemia, eating disorder, diabetes mellitus) and explore new treatment options in pediatric diabetes and obesity

This program has been submitted for 6.5 Level 2 CPEs through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Learning Objectives

• Select and utilize appropriate nutrition assessment, intervention and management of pediatric nutrition in acute care setting
• Understand fundaments of infant and pediatric formula composition and application for use
• Summarize key nutrition considerations for pediatric iron deficiency anemia, diabetes, obesity and eating disorders.

Faculty

The faculty are pediatric dietitians at Hasbro Children’s.

• Lauren Leveille, MA, RD, LDN
• Stephanie Marchand, PhD, RD, LDN, IBCLC, CNSC
• Daniel Olbrych, MPH, RD, LDN, CDCES
• Maria Santini, MPH, RD, LDN, CNSC
• Suzanne Watkins, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, CDCES

Rebecca Moreira, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, CLC is an advanced practice manager.

Course Schedule

Morning Sessions

Afternoon Sessions

Registration Information

Registration fee:

• Full-time student: $45.00
• Registered dietitian or allied health: $75.00

Enrollment is limited to 40 registrants. Registration information will be sent to email address used at time of registration. Please note that masks may be required per infection prevention guidelines.

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Refunds/Cancellations

Email cancellations only. A $10 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations postmarked on or before Tuesday, April 7, 2026. No refunds will be given for cancellations postmarked after Wednesday, April 8, 2026. 

Free Parking Available

Parking lot locations and information (PDF)

More Information

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Marchand, PhD, RD, LDN, CNSC, IBCLC at 401-444-7712 or [email protected]. 

On Saturday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Rhode Island Hospital Ambulatory Patient Center (APC Building), the Brown University Health Cancer Institute and Brown University Health Community Health Institute are hosting a special breast and cervical cancer screening program for women aged 21 and older. No medical insurance is required.

Screenings will begin at 8 a.m. During your visit, you can receive a pelvic exam, Pap test, clinical breast exam, and screening mammogram. Most results will be available on the same day and arrangements for follow-up care will be provided, as needed. You will also receive health education from community partners and information to take home to help you stay in your best health.

Given the number of screenings available, participants should plan on staying until 3:30 p.m. Transportation assistance, language interpretation, childcare, lunch, and parking will be available at no charge.

Request an appointment

For more information, contact Victoria Lugo at [email protected].

Join the Brown University Health Community Health Institute for this free, Zoom presentation for a general overview of medical privacy, who is allowed access to your health information, what can be shared, and how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabiity Act (HIPAA) and state laws affect real-life situations. 

This presentation will be led by:

• Allison Bloom, MBA, Brown University Health, Director of Health Information Management
• Joan Croft, RHIT, CHPS, Brown University Health Information Management Manager 

Register

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Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for adults.

Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives non-behavioral health specialists the skills to help someone who is in emotional crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, helping the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and emotional stress.

Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, mental health first aid training helps a person assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis, such as contemplating suicide. In both situations, the goal is to help support an individual until appropriate professional help arrives. Mental health first aiders learn a single five-step strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports. Participants are also introduced to risk factors and warning signs for mental health or substance use problems, and they engage in experiential activities that build understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and families and learn about evidence-supported treatment and self-help strategies.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of these two sessions, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
2. Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
3. Interact effectively with a person in crisis.
4. Connect a person with help.
5. Apply a personalized self-care plan.

Details

• Target audience: Individuals who desire to learn more about responding to a adults in behavioral crisis. This includes healthcare professionals, first responders, teachers, school personnel, clergy, community workers, support or administrative staff, family members or virtually any community member who interacts with the public.
• CMEs/CEUs will not be available.
• Instructional Level: Beginner
• Beverages and light snacks will be offered

Register

• Program fee: $125
• For group reservations, Kim Lafountain at [email protected].
• Online registration closes two days before the event date.
• Refund/cancellation information: Training fees are not refundable. Should unforeseen circumstances cause you to no longer be available on the date of your training, you may send an alternate attendant to the event at no additional charge. To request such a change, please email Mayra Colon at [email protected].
• To request reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Rhode Island Hospital CME office at 401-444-4260.

Register online

More Information

For more information about this event or to inquire about group rates, please contact Kim Lafountain at [email protected].

The Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), a nonprofit and educational membership organization committed to providing education, certification, and networking opportunities to all persons involved in clinical research activities will hold its Rhode Island Chapter meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. via a virtual presentation.

Topic

The title of this presentation will be "Conflict of Interest, from a conduct of research perspective." 

Overview

This presentation will review the types of conflict of interest (COI) in clinical research and how such conflicts are typically managed. We will discuss who is required to provide a research COI disclosure and what needs to be reported. We will also review Research COI Committee review procedures and outcomes.

Objectives

At the completion of this event, attendees will be able to:

• Define COI in research
• Understand how external relationships should be reported
• Understand how research COIs are reviewed and managed
• Understand implications for enrolling human subjects when a COI is found

Speaker

This presentation will be led by Jacqueline Poore, manager of the research compliance program at Brown University Health.

Details

This event is open to SoCRA and non-SoCRA members.

Cost: Admission to this presentation is free.
Credit: SoCRA Members may claim 1 CE per hour of education. 
Only SoCRA members will receive a certificate of attendance. 

If you are a SoCRA member, you should attend the event through the SoCRA Circle app (socra.circle.so) only once you have been notified that your membership has been added to the application.

SoCRA Members should attend via SoCRA Circle to obtain CEU's.

For more information, please contact [email protected]. 

Meeting Information

This meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.

Join the Teams Meeting

Meeting ID: 237 853 380 004 10
Passcode: Zb6CH2MX

Or call in (audio only) 
+1 401-226-0907,,709712957# United States, Providence
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Phone conference ID: 709 712 957#

Join Hasbro Children's at the 23rd Annual Tomorrow Fund Stroll on Sunday, April 26 at Garden City Center. Support The Tomorrow Fund in their mission to provide daily financial and emotional support to children with cancer.

Your Team

Form a team and collect donations or stroll as an individual. Trophies will be awarded to the top fundraisers in the following categories:

• Individual
• Team
• School (pre-K through college)

Registration

Walk-in registration begins at 7:30 am on the day of the event and the stroll kicks off at 9 a.m.

Pre-registration can be downloaded online at tomorrowfund.org. Registrations received via mail, or online from Saturday, April 4 through Thursday, April 23 will receive an official Tomorrow Fund T-shirt while supplies last. 

If you can’t make it to the stroll, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to The Tomorrow Fund.

Registration Fees

• Early bird through Friday, April 3 at noon (online only): $25 per person
• Team stroller: $30 per person
• Individual stroller (not on a Team): $30 per person
• Walk-in registrations (day of): $35 per person

There is no charge for children 10 years and under.

Join Morton Hospital for this free virtual weight loss information session and support group. Learn about medical and surgical weight loss options available at Morton Hospital and receive education and support to help you jump start or maintain your weight loss. 

Speaker

Join Lyssa Petter, MS, RD, LDN, from our Weight Loss Specialists Northwoods team for support and education.

Register

This event is free. Registration is required.

Register online and learn more

For additional information, call 508-301-2434.

The first step in effective suicide prevention is to identify someone in need of help. Asking three to six simple questions can help determine whether someone needs help and if immediate action is needed.

In this training, participants learn to administer the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale-Screen Version (C-SSRS Screener), an evidence-based tool used by those without specialized training in suicide assessment. Participants also review current national and Rhode Island statistics on suicide; learn risk factors, warning signs, myths and facts and local Rhode Island resources.

Participants will have the opportunity to practice using the C-SSRS Screener in a safe supportive environment through the use of video demonstrations, case studies and role plays. 

Register

This course is open to all.

Fee: $39

For clinical information about the course or to obtain group rates, contact Scott Sylvester at 401-606-5754 or email [email protected].

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