January 19, 2015
All Researcher's Alert stories from 2012 until present are now housed in a myLLU community in order to create an archive of easily searchable stories for the investigators.
July 8, 2015
The
Standard IRB application has been updated to: 1) include wording about standard of care procedures and 2) modify the question on data safety monitoring. Note that this application is best used for complex studies such as clinical trials. We...
July 8, 2015
The only IRB meeting in July will be held on 7/22, with the deadline on 7/13. The first meeting of the month is cancelled due to scheduling issues. Feel free to call the Investigators Help Desk at x43042 for any questions.
July 8, 2015
Remember that the Social/Behavioral consent template has been replaced with the consent template for
Minimal Risk Studies. The revised template incorporates further edits to simplify and is renamed so investigators recognize that it is useful...
August 7, 2014
Research Protection Programs is please to offer the 'Investigator's Help Desk' and the 'IRB Reviewer's Help Desk' to assist investigators and reviewers.
June 26, 2014
Four IRB documents (HIPAA authorizations, Protocol Change Form, and Waiver of Consent) have been updated.
June 6, 2014
Public concern addresses issues of informed consent, especially when research and standard of care are intertwined, in a NICHHD-backed study called SUPPORT (“Surfactant, Positive Airway Pressure, and Pulse Oximetry Randomized Trial”). The...
May 9, 2014
1. Several documents in the IRB Toolkit for Investigators have been revised. 2. Quorum IRB will be hosting a free webinar - Understanding reporting Obligations to the IRB.
April 21, 2014
Tips on making the IRB process for new or existing human study protocols go smoothly.
