Question and public benefit
Define the research question, why it matters, who may benefit, what evidence supports the rationale, and what the project is not designed to prove.
SEMINAR BRIEFING / RP-101
Toolkit available now
Responsible Research Partnerships.
A self-guided briefing for institutions and investigators considering early collaboration on a public-benefit research initiative.
BRIEFING FACTS
Use the toolkit now; live dates are not scheduled.
- Status
- Self-guided toolkit available
- Live seminar
- No date or presenter scheduled
- Estimated time
- 45-60 minutes
- Registration
- None for self-guided use
- Fee
- $0; scholarship not needed
- Intended audience
- Investigators, institutions, community organizations, and funders
- Certificate
- Not issued
- CE/CEU status
- 0 credits; not accredited or approved
- Review date
- August 28, 2026
PURPOSE
Clarify responsibilities before announcing a study.
A research idea is not an active study. Responsible collaboration requires qualified leadership, a defined question, institutional roles, participant protections, funding, data stewardship, appropriate ethical or IRB review, registration when applicable, and a plan for publication and public communication.
RP-101 helps prospective partners identify what has been decided, what remains unresolved, who has authority, what documentation is needed, and when a proposed initiative is not ready to recruit participants or make outcome claims.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing RP-101, participants should be able to:
- 01
Separate an institutional research priority, proposed initiative, protocol, approved study, and active study.
- 02
Identify the responsibilities of the principal investigator, sponsor, participating institution, funder, community partner, and data custodian.
- 03
List the decisions that should be documented before recruitment, data collection, or public study claims begin.
- 04
Recognize when ethics or IRB review, informed consent, privacy safeguards, registry information, and safety oversight require qualified institutional direction.
- 05
Use a readiness checklist to record open questions, responsible parties, evidence, target dates, and stop conditions.
SELF-GUIDED AGENDA
Six conversations to complete before launch.
Qualified leadership
Identify the principal investigator, relevant expertise, institutional authority, study staff, independent responsibilities, and decision rights.
Protocol and oversight
Document design, population, eligibility, intervention or exposure, comparison, outcomes, analysis, safety, ethics or IRB pathway, and consent requirements.
Resources and agreements
Confirm funding, budget, sites, equipment, insurance, contracts, conflicts, intellectual property, publication rights, and termination conditions.
Data and participants
Define recruitment, privacy, security, access, retention, monitoring, adverse-event pathways, participant communication, and data ownership or stewardship.
Registration and results
Determine applicable registry requirements, publication plans, negative-result reporting, plain-language summaries, authorship, corrections, and public status updates.
READINESS DECISION
Use evidence, not enthusiasm, to set status.
In development: Essential leadership, partners, funding, protocol, or oversight is unresolved. No recruitment or active-study representation.
Ready for institutional review: A qualified team and sufficiently developed protocol can enter the appropriate scientific, operational, legal, and ethical review pathways.
Approved to initiate: Required approvals and agreements are documented, staff and resources are ready, and the authorized institution has set the permitted launch conditions.
The checklist does not substitute for legal counsel, regulatory review, IRB or ethics review, sponsor responsibilities, or institutional authorization.
FACULTY & PRESENTER STATUS
No live presenter is currently appointed.
The self-guided toolkit is an institutional Education Office resource. A future live seminar will not be scheduled until the Institute confirms an appropriately qualified presenter, biography, topic-specific qualifications, role, disclosures, learning objectives, format, date, accessibility information, and evaluation method.
CERTIFICATE & CREDIT STATUS
No certificate or professional credit.
Self-guided completion of RP-101 does not generate an Institute certificate and awards 0 CE, CEU, CME, academic, or professional credits. The toolkit is not accredited or approved by a professional board or continuing-education accreditor.
Organizations may document their own internal discussion, but they may not describe that record as an ISO Metrik Institute credential or accredited activity.
PARTNERSHIP INQUIRIES
Bring a defined question and qualified team.
Prospective institutional and principal-investigator partners may use the completed checklist to structure an introductory discussion with the Institute. An inquiry is not study approval or appointment.