irb training update lee griner editor, office of the irb lgriner@uab

IRB Training UpdateLee Griner

Editor, Office of the IRBlgriner@uab.edu

Open Library January 14, 20051:00-2:00 p.m.

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Planned Topics E-certificates UAB options Non-UAB options Calendar-year system Questions and answers

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Electronic Training Certificates Began December 2004 Training database updated weekly

PDF certificates emailed to address on file with IRB

IRB pulls addresses from ORACLE Non-UAB addresses: Send to irb@uab.edu

No email? Pick up paper certificate in OIRB

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Investigator 101 CD and WebCT course Hybrid course Get CD from OIRB Register for WebCT course WBTIRB100

Email eteacher@uab.edu, Subject: IRB Registration Request Blazer ID First Name Last Name Course: IRB Investigator 101 WBTIRB100 Department/Division Telephone E-mail

Take quiz or quizzes “Save” each answer / “Submit” each quiz Parts 1 and 2 for initial training Part 2 only for continuing training

Complete within one academic semester

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Other IRB WebCT Courses Courses

Conflict of Interest Review Board (WBTCOI100) Ethics of Statistical Power (WBTCOI101_1) Research with Children and Adolescents (WBTCOI103) Special Issues in Behavioral Research (coming soon:

WBTCOI105) Registration

Same as Investigator 101 (previous slide) except No CD checkout Different course name and number

Complete quiz(zes) (Save/Submit) Complete within one academic semester

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Non-UAB Training Options CITI Course in the Protection of Human

Research Subjects (U of Miami) NIH Course: Human Participant Protections

Education for Research Teams Detailed registration instructions for both

on web site

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New Non-UAB Option: AGREE Genetics Modules (Duke U) Accessible Genetics Research Ethics Education (AGREE):

http://agree.mc.duke.edu Three modules required

“Ethics and Genetics Research in Populations” “Ethics in Behavioral Genetics Research” “Ethical Issues in Research on Gene-Environment Interactions”

To receive credit Register as described at AGREE web site (URL above) Complete 3 quizzes and 3 course evaluations Send to UAB OIRB

AGREE: 3 certificates or 1 transcript showing all 3 modules completed—print web pages

UAB: Verification of Training Completion (www.uab.edu/irb/forms) Fax: 934-1301

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Coming option: SBS course “Special Issues in Behavioral Research” Topics

Undergraduates in Research (e.g., Departmental Participant Pools)

Children in School Sensitive Topics (e.g., abuse, suicide,

protecting data) Deception

Available Summer 2005 or earlier

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The calendar-year system NIH: IRB training must be updated “annually” UAB IRB: “annually” = calendar year (Jan.-Dec.) Examples of training records

1. OK till 2005 update Initial training in January 2003 Continuing training in December 2004

2. OK till 2005 update Initial training in December 2003 Continuing training in January 2004

3. Not OK—IRB may require retroactive training Initial training in 2003 Continuing training in 2005 (after January 31)

Changes may be coming . . . Watch the skies!!!

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Q & A Did you or your PI get an email reminder

about 2004 training? January 31, 2005 is the one-time extended

deadline for 2004 training Check training at web site: Training in Human

Subjects Protections Records (page may be slow at times—”refresh” view)

If your 2004 training is not complete by January 31, you will not be able to engage in human subjects research.

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Have a Great Weekend!

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