InvestiGATOR Archives

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2008 InvestiGATORS	July 08 - HURRC and ICF language June 08 - IRB-01 Help - Research Integrity May 08 - Full Board Corrections April 08 - Research Integrity - Non-English speakers March 08 - HIPAA Training - Payment to research participants (including gift cards) - IRB Web Tracking February 08 - GCP training (web based) - Study Closures - Brown Bag series - IRB 101- 02/12/08 January 08 - Deviations
2007 InvestiGATORS	December 07 - Moratorium on IV infusions - New Forms November 07 - Staff Changes - AAHRPP Update - Revisions -IRB Forums July 07 - Research Information Security - Protecting Electronic Information - Preventing Loss of Data/Information June 07 - Informed Consent Readability - GCP training opportunity May 07 - IRB Form Changes - Web Based Tracking - GCP Training -Online Training April 07 - Privacy, Confidentiality, and IRB Forms - Conflict of Interest - Study Expirations March 07 - Involved in research outside UF or VA February 07 - Acceptability Standards - Revisions January 07 - Investigator Responsibilities
2006 InvestiGATORS	October 06 - Research involving prisoners September 06 - No Issue August 06 - No Issue July 06 - No Issue June 06 - International Human Subjects Research Guidelines May 06 - Guidelines for Research Teams to Maintain Research – Related Documentation April 06 - Researcher Responsibilities March 06 - Exceptions to Inclusion Exclusion Criteria February 06 - Approval Letters and Important Dates - The Statistics are in!! January 06 - Important Reminders!! - FYI: Jessica Lunsford Act- Doing Research in Florida Elementary, Middle and High Schools
2005 InvestiGATORS	December 05 - The Use of Social Security Numbers for Research Purposes -New Introductory Questionnaire and Project Revision Form November 05 -Prisoners in Research October 05 - Consent Readability - Readability Tips September 05 -Therapeutic Misconception -When "Minimal Risk" Research Yields Clinically-Significant Data, Maybe the Risks Aren't So Minimal August 05 Investigator's Responsibilities July 05 - The Do's and Don'ts of Consenting - Conflict of Interest - Alert!! Be aware of your HIPAA Authorization Expiration Date. June 05 -When is a Patient a Research Subject -HHS Provides Guidance on Financial Relationships and Interests in Research Involving Human Subjects May 05 Consent for Incompetent Persons Children and Consent of Both Parents April 05 When do you need to file an IND Required WIRB Training March 05 Poster Presentations may need IRB Approval How to Avoid Processing Delays February 05 -Over-enrollment and question 26 on the Introductory Questionnaire -How many subjects for a record review? January 05 -Conflict of Interest -HIPAA Training -Research funded by the NIH
2004 InvestiGATORS	December 04 -Over-enrollment and data collection -OHRP decision charts November 04 -When do you need an Unaffiliated Investigator Agreement(UIA)? -What are the HIPAA Identifiers? October 04 -New Informed Consent Forms REQUIRED! September 04 -Informed Consent Changes -Revised Informed Consent Instructions -Revised Policies & Procedure Manual -New position paper on Federal Certificates of Confidentiality August 04 -Informed Consent for people who do not speak or read English July 04 -Keeping signed Informed Consent Forms -Web based HIPAA & Research training -Research and news media (print, radio, or tv) June 04 -IRB-02 review of behavioral/survey research from HSC -Consenting subjects who do not speak/read English -Informed Consent Checklist May 04 -Enrolling Prisoners in Research -Data Analysis on Identified Data -Data Analysis for Studies that have Closed April 04 -Subject Participation in Multiple Studies -Retrospective (Medical) Chart Review March 04 -HIPAA Compliance Reminder -Are You Involved In Research Outside UF or The VA? February 04 -Closing Research -Tracking Revision for the IRB January 04 -Waiver of Informed Consent -IRB Form Changes are Here
2003 InvestiGATORS	December 03 -Waiver of Informed Consent -IRB Form Changes are Here November 03 -Over-enrollment and Data Collection -Lost: Signed Informed Consent Forms -Adverse Event Reporting: VA Subjects October 03 -Nobody Likes a Sloppy (Investi)Gator -Exculpatory Language & Informed Consent -Revision Reminder September 03 -Acceptability Standards -Vulnerable Populations: Who are they? August 03 -Consenting Research Participants -Continuing Review: The Numbers July 03 -The New Quality Assurance Program June 03 -The New Quality Assurance Program -Maintenance of Research Records -HIPAA Update! May 03 -Study Closure Makes it Official -The April IRB Forum - What you Missed -Technological Delays Slow Western IRB April 03 -Adverse Events: What and When to Report -Research Day and IRB Review -Privacy, Confidentiality and IRB Forms March 03 -Reconciling Subject Numbers -Who is Responsible for the Conduct of Research? February 03 -Retrospective (Medical) Chart Reviews, -Case Reports and IRB Review -HIPAA Forms and Training News January 03 -HIPAA Compliance: Are You Ready?
2002 InvestiGATORS	December 02 -Frequently Asked Questions about IRB Review - Explicit Changes and Tabled Notices: New Form November 02 -The Focus of IRB Review - Joint Projects: One IRB of Recor October 02 -Data Analysis Requires Active IRB Approval - Informed Consent: Two (2) Parent Signature September 02 -Demystifying the IRB Process - October 1st - New Forms Become Mandatory - IRB-01 Deadline Changes! August 02 -Exempt Studies that are REALLY Exempt - Western IRB: Policy Change July 02 -Compliance with Federal Regulations - Required Reading for Investigators - Confidentiality Agreements June 02 -Privacy and Confidentiality -Importance of Record Keeping May 02 -The Process Called Informed Consent -Advertisements Must Be Reviewed April 02 -Explicit Changes -Show me your Approval Letter! - Vulnerable Research Participants March 02 -When Your Project is "Tabled" - New IRB Forms: Gainesville - Investigator Responsibilities February 02 -Who's On Board? -The IRB Paper Trail - UF /IRB Training Requirements January 02 -IRB Review of New Projects - Reminders for the New Year! - Continuing Review "Review"
2001 InvestiGATORS	December 01 -Use Of Current Forms A Must -When Investigators Leave UF - Match Grant Title With Project Titles - Update On Continuing Review Policy Changes November 01 -The Health Center IRB Has Moved - 2 Bits Of Continuing Review News - Informed Consent A New Stamp Of Approval October 01 -Consistency In Your IRB Submission - "New"- Informed Consent Form Health Center September 01 -Using Advertisements to Recruit Research Participants - Educational In-services Begin This Month - Investigational New Drug (IND) Exemption August 01 -Simplify Informed Consent Forms - Reporting Adverse Events Forms July 01 -Conflict Of Interest And Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review - Continuing Review Submissions June 01 -Protocol Deviation - A Protocol change is a project revision - Training grants meet exempt criteria - Pilot studies need IRB Approval too! May 01 -New Protocol Submissions For Studies Of A Medical Nature - The Meaning Of Explicit Changes - Food And Drug Administration Form :1572 - UF Participants Support Payment Form April 01 -Avoid Study Expiration - IRB Training Initiative: What Do You Need To Know - IRB Forms Must Be Typed - Telephone Number Changes March 01 -Approval Letters and Important Dates - UF Psychology Pool: Students as Subjects February 01 -Organizations Of The Institutional Review Boards At UF - Changing Of Principal Investigators January 01