The Acute Care Research (ACR) Series kicked off with UC’s Heart, Lung, Vascular Institute (HLVI) Lunch & Learn. The Lunch & Learn presentation, The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks (HeLa), was given by ACR Clinical Research Professional (CRP) Advisory Committee member, Becky Ingledue, CCRC.

“Becky is our first volunteer to present in this series. Her passion and enthusiasm for research is contagious!” says Stephanie Schuckman, host of the series and Senior Training Specialist for the Acute Care Research Council (ACRC). Becky chose Henrietta Lacks because ethics and empathy are hallmarks for participants and healthcare professionals to better understand each other’s view about human research. Empathy is the #1 competency for CRPs in the ACR environment, as identified by the ACRC.

Positive evaluations concur: “For a first go around, I think the presentation was great! We discussed as a group the main components in research that are imperative to continuously re-educate those conducting informed consent. Ethics and empathy.”