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What's New on the OHRE Web Site
- Updated the Biomedical Adult Consent form and the Biomedical Parental Permission form; section "What will happen if you are injured by this research?" has significant revisions. See Forms. (29-Jul-2008)
- New IRB rosters with update date of July 10, 2008. See Regulatory Documents. (15-Jul-2008)
- Forms changes: Revised section A.4.13 of form "Application for IRB Approval of Human Subjects Research"; minor wording changes to paragraph 3 of the "HIPAA Authorization Template"; very minor changes to wording under Will it cost you anything to be in this study? of the "Consent to Participate in a Research Study, Adult Subjects, Biomedical." (see Forms). (14-Jul-2008)
- Behavioral IRB meeting scheduled for July 8 has been moved to July 1; deadline is now June 20 (see dates). (16-Jun-2008)
- Added a Spanish version of the consent form to use with subjects to obtain permission to collect Social Security Number for payment (see forms). (16-Jun-2008)
- Consents for stored specimens updated (see forms). Instructions for their use also updated. (28-May-2008)
- IRB rosters updated. (21-May-2008)
- Short form consents revised. See Forms. Guide to the IRB section How do I obtain consent from non-English Subjects? revised. Schedule of IRB meetings for the second half of 2008 added. (12-May-2008)
- Minor revision to the modification form: The sentence "This form should not be used for a violation or deviation." was added to the instructions, first page. See Forms. (29-Apr-2008)
- Revisions to the renewal form: The title has been changed to "Request for Renewal of IRB Approval or Study Closure." On page 2, under "Action requested by PI" the second sub-title has been changed to "Closure of Study." Form "Application for IRB Approval of Human Subjects Research" has been updated to reflect changes in SSN policy, to correct some broken web links, and to revise the instructions on the cover sheet about use of Section C. See Forms. (23-Apr-2008)
- Revisions to the Social Security Number use guidance document. See SSN Guidance (PDF; revision dated 20-Mar-2008) on the forms Forms page. (31-Mar-2008)
- IRB rosters updated. (26-March-2008)
- Changes to key application forms, version dated 19-Feb-2008. See details (PDF). (19-Feb-2008)
- IRB rosters updated. (29-Jan-2008)
- Form "Determination Whether Research or Similar Activities Require IRB Approval" updated to add instruction after question 2.10.1; minor formatting changes. (13-Dec-2007)
