December 19th, 2018 Please welcome Rachel Snow as our newest IRB Coordinator.Rachel will be taking over Panel 2, and she will be pre-reviewing Continuing Reviews and Amendments. Please join us in welcoming Rachel to the IRB! For more information about the IRB staff, please see the Contact Us page.
Read MoreNovember 6th, 2018 In anticipation of the revisions to the Common Rule that go into effect on January 21, 2019, the IRB is excited to announce changes to the informed consent guidance we offer the research community. What is changing? The University of Utah IRB is moving away from consent document templates towards a more […]
Read MoreNovember 5th, 2018 Please welcome Lindsey Byrd as our newest IRB Administrator. Lindsey will be working with the Compliance Team on Report Forms, compliance, and QA/QI. Please join us in welcoming Lindsey to the IRB. For more information about the IRB staff, please see the Contact Us page.
Read MoreAugust 10th, 2018 Please welcome Emma Tkachuck as our newest IRB Coordinator. Emma will be the coordinator for Panel 3. She will also be pre-reviewing Continuing Reviews and Amendments. Please join us in welcoming Emma to the IRB. For more information about the IRB staff, please see the Contact Us page.
Read MoreJuly 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 full […]
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 […]
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