As mentioned in previous announcements (July and December), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) now requires all researchers seeking grant funds that result in the generation of scientific data to submit a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) plan as a condition of funding. This policy…
Updates from the Human Research Protection Program
This notice provides end-of-year updates on new guidance and materials, reminders about submissions, and announcements on what’s coming in 2023.
Posted on behalf of VCR Hal Collard and Payam Nahid, Director, Clinical Trials Operations
Dear Colleagues,
You may be aware from recent UCSF Health communications from Chief Clinical Officer Josh Adler, MD that as of November 21, UCSF Health no longer requires COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic…
Please read this message if you have studies that are reviewed by an external IRB (any IRB other than UCSF’s IRB). These studies are identifiable in iRIS by any one of the following “IRB Study Status” designations:
Reminder: New Studies Submitted on or after 10/1/2022 must use NEW IRB Application Version (v98)
As announced in a September 15th bulletin, the IRB application form has been updated to facilitate compliance with current policies, regulations, and procedures, and to provide improved guidance to…
The IRB application form has been updated to facilitate compliance with current policies, regulations, and procedures, and to provide improved guidance to study teams.
What are the changes?
The new application version includes new questions and ‘advisements’ (these are the instructions that…
This month’s issue of the ReSearch ReSource newsletter included an announcement about the upcoming policy change for NIH-funded studies. The IRB is sharing it here to ensure it reaches the widest audience possible.
As announced on May 4th, 2022, the IRB consent and assent form templates have undergone extensive revisions.
All new studies submitted to the IRB on or after June 1, 2022, are required to use the new templates.
As announced by email on May 4th, 2022, the IRB consent and assent form templates have undergone extensive revisions to bring our campus into compliance with new policies and regulations, to reduce the number of stipulations regarding the most common consent form errors, to better inform research…