July 17th, 2018 The Short Form consent process, as defined by Federal Regulations (see 45 CFR 46.117 and 21 CFR 50.27), requires the use of a witness who speaks English as well as the language of the participant. This witness is required to sign the Short Form Consent in the participant’s language, and the […]
Read MoreJuly 2nd, 2018 ERICA users can now access training reports in ERICA for any individual with an ERICA account. The training reports will confirm the last training completion date that the IRB has on file for all the training options required and accepted by the IRB. The ERICA system does not provide access to training […]
Read MoreJune 19th, 2018 Effective June 2018, the University of Utah IRB (UUIRB) updated its screening and recruiting policies and procedures. The changes made are in Standard Operating Procedure 601: Screening, Recruiting and Advertising for Participant Enrollment and in the Investigator Guidance Series: Recruitment Methods. There are no changes to the ERICA application with regard to […]
Read MoreJune 8th, 2018 Beginning June 29, 2018, the IRB will no longer accept payment for fees using a Campus Order. Campus Orders are being phased out across campus and will no longer be an acceptable method of payment. The Campus Order payment option is being replaced with the ordering process on the UShop Marketplace. As […]
Read MoreMay 29th, 2018 Gary Henderson has been promoted to the IRB Operations Manager team. We are excited to add his skills to the IRB’s leadership. Heather Jewett has been promoted to IRB Administrator, where she will fill Gary’s former position pre-reviewing New Study Applications. We are excited to add her experience to the Admin team. […]
Read MoreMay 10th, 2018 The University of Utah IRB continually strives to provide information and training to the research community. Additionally, we regularly review our guidance documents to make updates as necessary. This e-mail is intended to give a summary of updates that were made and posted during January-April of 2018. It may also be helpful […]
Read MoreApril 30th, 2018 Annie Risenmay has been selected as the new IRB Associate Director. Sarah has been at the IRB for many years and we are glad to have her expertise and experience as the IRB moves forward with a growing staff and some challenging new requirements. For more information about the IRB staff, please […]
Read MoreApril 22nd, 2018 The Edit Personnel activity has now been restored in ERICA. It has been modified to align with the new model for study personnel roles in the ERICA application. Please visit the Editing Study Personnel in ERICA page to review the Edit Personnel functionality. Please visit the Study Personnel Roles in the ERICA Application page to review […]
Read MoreJanuary 18th, 2018 The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced a delay on implementation of the proposed changes to the Common Rule. It had originally been proposed that new requirements and protections be implemented on January 19, 2018. However, a 6-month delay has been put in place and an additional 6-month delay […]
Read MoreJanuary 12th, 2018 Effective January 13, 2018, the ERICA application changes the way it asks for study personnel to be listed. The new model is described on the IRB website, with an FAQ for new and existing studies. Please view the Study Personnel Roles in the Erica Application to review the new model and access the FAQ. […]
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