HRPP Sending Two Staff Members to Present at National Conference in May 2022
Two members of the VCU HRPP are presenting at the upcoming Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) conference, being held in Denver, CO from May 24-26, 2022! Elicia Preslan, MS, CIP Elicia will be presenting a session titled “Balancing Inclusion with Protection: Assessment of Capacity to Consent” Session Abstract: The strategies […]
Wright Center/IRB Virtual Consulting Hours – April 18 10am-1pm
Is your research project stuck? Come to consulting hours with the Wright Center and the VCU Human Research Protection Program! We’ll help you get unstuck. Consulting hours are being held virtually using Zoom on April 18th, from 10am-1pm ET. Consultants from various research areas are available to help you with study design, data questions, and […]
OHRP Virtual Webinar: A Conversation with IRB Professionals – April 27
Register now for OHRP’s 75 minute virtual webinar: A conversation with IRB professionals: Learn what they do and how they can help you navigate protecting human participants in research on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 3:00 PM EST. This webinar will cover the following: How IRBs support the preliminary reviews of research studies at institutions What assistance IRBs can give […]
2022 Annual IRB Satisfaction Survey Available
The VCU Human Research Protection Program invites members of the VCU and VCU Health research communities who are familiar with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to take an anonymous satisfaction survey. This annual satisfaction survey includes questions about the following topics: perceptions of the IRB, RAMS-IRB use, customer service provided by the HRPP staff […]
Reminder: IRB Training on Regulatory Documentation – April 2022
Ethical and effective conduct of human research requires careful documentation and record retention. Sign up for a special training session to learn all about regulatory requirements and best practices for regulatory documentation in human research! Sessions will be held virtually using Zoom, on the following dates: Wednesday, April 13, 9am-10am ET (Register here) Friday, April […]
RAMS-IRB will be patched 3/16/2022 6pm
As a reminder, the RAMS-IRB system will be patched tomorrow night (3/16/2022) from approximately 6pm – 11pm ET. Be sure to save your work before the system goes down. For a description of what updates are included in this patch, please refer to the summary of the changes below: Please contact the assigned IRB coordinator for […]
New IRB Training on Regulatory Documentation – April 2022
Ethical and effective conduct of human research requires careful documentation and record retention. Sign up for a special training session to learn all about regulatory requirements and best practices for regulatory documentation in human research! Sessions will be held virtually using Zoom, on the following dates: Wednesday, April 13, 9am-10am ET (Register here) Friday, April […]
VCU HRPP Transitioning to New Communication Platform March 1, 2022
The VCU Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is transitioning away from the IRB News listserv platform, and instead will be using a new platform for issuing communications to the research community. If you are signed up for the current listserv, your email address will automatically be transitioned over to the new platform, so there is […]
New IRB Training on Reportable Events – March 2022
Keep calm and report to the IRB! Sign up for a special training session to learn all about which events must be reported to the IRB, including Unanticipated Problems (UPs) and noncompliance. Sessions will be held virtually using Zoom, on the following dates: Monday, March 14, 4pm-5pm ET (Register here) Wednesday, March 16, 9am-10am ET […]
Upcoming Event: OHRP Diversity and Inclusion Research Community Forum
The VCU HRPP would like to notify the VCU research community of an upcoming event, sponsored by the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) and Northwell Health. Join OHRP and Northwell Health on May 11 and May 12, 2022 for a two-day Research Community Forum on the different avenues towards promoting diversity and innovation in […]