January 18, 2012 The ERICA system will be offline starting Friday, 1/20 at 12:00 PM until Monday, 1/23. Beginning 1/23/2012, the new version of the application will be in use and the Protocol/Research Summary will no longer be required. Please consider the following in preparation for this change. Summary of Changes The IRB has compiled […]
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2012 The IRB recently announced that the information collected in the Protocol/Research Summary forms is being integrated into the ERICA new study application. Because of this change, the ERICA system will be offline starting Friday, 1/13 at 5:00 PM until Tuesday, 1/17. Beginning 1/17/2012, the new version of the application will be in […]
Read MoreThe Accounts Payable Office has revised the Payment to Human Research Participant Guideline. You can access the new July 2011 guideline via the Financial and Business Services website at the following link: http://fbs.admin.utah.edu/download/AP/ResearchPartPayments.pdf Important items outlined in the new guideline are summarized below: Distinction is made between payment processes if the payment to participants is […]
Read MorePreviously Approved Consent Documents The IRB would like to clarify that we do not keep stamped versions of previously approved consent documents on file in the ERICA system. The ERICA system maintains a copy of all past consent documents, but only the currently approved cersion maintains the approval stamp in the footer. To ensure complete […]
Read MoreIRB Updates New guidance regarding the Conflict of Interest policy was recently released in a response to the University’s accreditation through AAHRPP (http://aahrpp.org). As a result of this new guidance, several changes have been made to the ERICA system related to Conflict of Interest disclosures and the IRB application. These changes will take effect on […]
Read MoreConflict of Interest Policy Message from Jeffrrey R. Botkin, M.D., M.P.H – Associate Vice President for Research The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) accredits the University of Utah oversight of research involving human participants. During our recent re-accreditation evaluation, AAHRPP determined that the University of Utah is not adequately capturing […]
Read MoreIRB Updates The new, revised VHA Handbook 1200.05, “Requirements for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research,” has been released. The following changes to the conduct of research at the VA are now in effect: The PI must provide a signed statement at continuing review, certifying that all subjects entered onto the master list of […]
Read MoreIRB Updates The IRB has made several changes to the IRB Consent Templates that are available online. IRB Consent Templates may be accessed by using the following links: Main Campus Forms: www.research.utah.edu/irb/forms/mainCampusForms HIPAA Forms: http://www.research.utah.edu/irb/forms/hipaa/index.html All changes below will be enforced for new studies submitted on or after Feb. 05, 2011. Changes marked as (*) will be […]
Read MoreIRB Updates The Utah Population Database was recently determined to be outside of the University of Utah Covered Entity. This means that for studies using the UPDB, new HIPAA requirements and privacy and confidentiality protections may be applicable, depending on (a) the location of the study (i.e. Inside or outside the covered entity), as well […]
Read MoreInternet Recruitment and Advertising The IRB has revised the Recruitment Methods and Advertisements document in the Investigator Guidance Series to include guidance on internet advertising. This document may be accessed using the following link: (www.research.utah.edu/irb/guidelines/pdf/IGS/IGS-Advertisements.pdf) The following information has been added to the guidance: Internet Advertising Advertisements posted on the internet must adhere to the […]
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