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Annual ITRRC Symposium @SMHS Sept. 24-26

The Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center (ITRRC) warmly invites you to attend the ITRRC Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Symposium, to be held September 24-26 at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
This free, three-day event is open to the public and brings together respected knowledge holders in health research. Highlights of the symposium include:
  • Keynote Address by Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Acting Director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
  • Spotlight Colloquium: Honoring Knowledge, Protecting Data – The TNRG Approach to Research and Sovereignty. Presenter Anita Frederick, President of the Tribal Nations Research Group (TNRG)
  • rETHICS Training: Research Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities (Participants may receive a certificate upon completion of training modules).
  • Workshop: Best Practices for Meaningful Engagement and Benefit in Roma, Sami, and American Indian Populations. Presenters: Dr. Andrew Williams, Dr. Donald Warne, Dr. Marko Stenroos, and Anna Kihlstrom.
  • Presentations from ITRRC Project Leaders.
Register here. Full agenda and updates available online.
Questions? Contact ITRRC at itrrc@UND.edu or 701.777.2517.