Disaster Response and Research Reactivation

This module describes the requirements and considerations for initiating a business continuity plan (BCP) in research. It also discusses resources for disaster-related information, effective communication strategies among key stakeholders, various considerations and approaches for research reactivation, and the importance of reviewing and revising BCPs based on lessons learned.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 20584 (English)
Author(s): Challace Pahlevan-Ibrekic, MBE, CIP - Northwell Health; Alavy Sos, MS - Children’s National Hospital

After a disaster occurs, institutions must evaluate and assess whether interruptions in research will have a negative impact on research participants, personnel, and operations (including the human subjects research portfolio). If certain research cannot be halted, institutions must then consider the operational needs to support the research and ensure the safety of research participants and personnel. This module discusses the programmatic and operational considerations and implications for slowing down, stopping, and reactivating human subjects research due to a natural or human-influenced disaster.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 20585 (English)
Author(s): Alavy Sos, MS - Children’s National Hospital; Challace Pahlevan-Ibrekic, MBE, CIP - Northwell Health

When a disaster occurs, individuals responsible for research with humans must adapt quickly and efficiently to the changing landscape of research at their respective institutions. A swift and methodical response helps to ensure the safety of research participants and personnel while minimizing research disruptions. This module discusses strategies for resuming research operations that were stopped or ramped down due to an emergent situation, regardless of the disaster type or source.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 20586 (English)
Author(s): Challace Pahlevan-Ibrekic, MBE, CIP - Northwell Health; Alavy Sos, MS - Children’s National Hospital

Disaster planning and recovery are essential components of an animal care and use program. This module reviews actions necessary to mitigate the impact of a disaster through preparedness and strategies to facilitate a seamless return to pre-event operations. It also discusses post-disaster contingency planning considerations and practices to mitigate the impact of future events.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 20587 (English)
Author(s): Kelly Fusco, CPIA - Yale University; Mandy Kozlowski, MS, CPIA - Northwestern University; Dawn O'Connor, CPIA, LVT, LATG - University of Michigan

Data security revolves around three core tenets: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). This is also known as the CIA triad. If a disaster recovery effort cannot guarantee each aspect of the CIA triad, then data are effectively compromised or lost. This module explores how to protect research data and ensure that research personnel can resume their valuable work after a disaster occurs.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 20588 (English)
Author(s): Mark Liggett, MBA - Liggett Consulting, LLC

In light of increased concerns over emerging pathogens that pose significant public health concerns, biomedical research institutions are developing or expanding infectious disease and pandemic response programs to study high-consequence pathogens. This research necessitates the development of valuable biological materials (VBM), including novel genetically modified rodent models or other genetically modified organisms, which are necessary to investigate the effectiveness of medical countermeasures or virulence determinants of the emerging pathogens. This module discusses disaster response and reactivation of biomedical research involving VBM and biohazards, including regulated biological select agents and toxins.

Recommended Use: Required
ID (Language): 20589 (English)
Author(s): Randy Albrecht, PhD - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai