VA Research Website Updates
November 17, 2021
The Madison VA templates and other tools are now being housed by the Madison VA Research Service on IRBNet.
New Single IRB Review (sIRB) Guidelines
November 17, 2021
The UW has developed new guidelines outlining when the UW will and will not serve as the reviewing IRB or cede IRB review to an external IRB.
Toolkit Updates: Short Form and Other Special Consent Processes
November 17, 2021
The Investigator Manual has been updated to describe consent guidelines for special populations that may require alternative consent processes.
Updated Consent Form Templates
October 12, 2021
Consent form templates and the Consent Form Wizard are in the process of being updated.
RELIANT (Reliance and Navigation Team) Updates
October 12, 2021
Reliance agreements may be needed when a UW study team member leaves the UW. Also covered: SMART IRB reminders.
Advance Planning for Single IRB Review
September 13, 2021
Tips for conducting a study for which you will be serving as the lead site and putting reliance agreements in place with other sites can be time consuming.
Site Supplement Reminder
September 13, 2021
The site supplement protocol template is to be used as a supplement to a main protocol that may not include all of the elements of the UW IRB template protocol.
New CITI Human Subjects Protections Course
August 10, 2021
A new CITI “UW Human Subjects Protections Course” will replace the “UW Biomedical Course” and “Social & Behavioral Course” in early September.
Non-Protocol Based Application (nPBA)
August 10, 2021
Work on a new non-Protocol Based Application is underway with an anticipated release date in late 2021.