November 5th, 2014 Researchers conducting procedures at the Salt Lake City VA need to be aware of the additional administrative forms that may be required in addition to the IRB application. VA IRB Documentation of Waiver of HIPAA Authorization for Research: Required at new study review for studies requesting a waiver of authorization. Also required at amendment review if the amendment […]
Read MoreAugust 13th, 2014 The IRB has received several requests to allow the use of external research nurses who have contracted with a study sponsor to conduct research procedures with participants in their homes. The external research nurses would report to the local site PI in order to conduct procedures with locally enrolled participants. In these […]
Read MoreAugust 11th, 2014 We are delighted to announce that Lacy Clegg has been selected as our newest IRB Administrator. Jessica Pilling will be taking her place as IRB Senior Coordinator, and we will be welcoming Heather Jewett as the new IRB Coordinator for Panel 3 on August 18th. Please see the Contact Us page for […]
Read MoreFebruary 26th, 2014 Yan “Kiki” Wai, IRB Coordinator for Panel 2, has left the IRB for an opportunity out of state. The IRB is grateful for her diligent service and we wish her the best of luck. Yan will be helping the IRB remotely with Continuing Review and Amendment pre-reviews as we train her replacement, […]
Read MoreIn September 2013, the IRB released Exemption Category 7 as a non-federal exemption category. As of February 3, 2014, the IRB is introducing Exemption Categories 8-11 as additional non-federal categories. These five categories were created based upon commonly accepted, minimal risk research practices All five non-federal exemption categories are available on the IRB website at: IGS Exempt Research In order […]
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