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Research Affairs would like to invite you to the November 10 Lunch Seminar:

Have your IACUC submission approved the very first time it is reviewed

Why experience frustration and lose valuable time getting your project started?  By knowing exactly what information IACUC needs to approve your study, you can be sure all those elements are included and sufficiently developed in your application before submittal. Then, sit back and watch your first-time approval rate jump!  See attached flyer for more about this comprehensive presentation by Obed Rutebuka.

The seminar will be held in the Research Affairs main conference room from 12-1pm. Physicians attending this session will earn CME. 

You must register to receive credit and so we can have lunch ready for you. Seating is limited.

 Please click link Register    

Also, attendees who submit an evaluation form after the program will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card.  Congratulations to Julie Lacanlale for winning the drawing for a $25 gift card at the last seminar.  

Thank you for your attention. We look forward to seeing you there.

Effective December 26, 2014, the rules related to federally-sponsored awards have changed. These modifications are due to the federal government’s efforts to more effectively focus federal resources on improving performance and outcomes while ensuring the financial integrity of taxpayer dollars. The federal government is referring to this effort as the Uniform Guidance (UG). The guidance supersedes the requirements of various OMB circulars, including OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions, and OMB Circular A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.

Executive Summaries:

 1.       Closeout of Sponsored Projects and Procedure

• Title change from “Sponsored Project Closeout”
• UG revisions including updated terms and references to OMB circulars
• Specified PI is responsible for resolving fund deficits and disallowed costs within 60 days of project end date
• Added PI’s department chair/supervisor is responsible for settling unresolved PI deficits and disallowed costs within 90 days of project end date

 2.       Direct Costs on Sponsored Projects and Procedure

• Title change from “Charging Direct Costs to Sponsored Projects”
• UG revisions including updated terms and references to OMB circulars
• Removed content relating to compensation and labor (separate policy in development to address these topics)
• Charging computing devices as supplies added as potentially allowable
• Emphasis/clarification that the allowability of direct costs are unique to each sponsored project

Protocol Violations:  Don’t let this happen to you!

Recently published findings from investigations by federal regulators [Human Res Rept, Oct. 2015, 30(10), 8-9]:

• The U.S. Food & Drug Administration found that a California investigator failed to ensure that the trial was conducted according to the investigational plan.  Specifically, subjects were enrolled that did not fit inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• The Office of Human Research Protections investigated a major medical center in New York and found that the informed consent documents contained inadequate information.  Specifically, the consent did not describe possible risks.

If you need clarification about avoiding Protocol Violations or how to prospectively obtain a protocol exception from the IRB, call Anu Diekmann at x86215.