08/31/2012: Expedited and Chart Review studies to be submitted via myIRB starting 9/03/12.

08/31/2012: Expedited and Chart Review studies to be submitted via myIRB starting 9/03/12.

Message from the IRB Chair:

From

Iafrate, Peter P. [mailto:iafrar@shands.ufl.edu] Subject: myIRB Electronic IRB Submissions Update

To All Researchers, Study Staff, IRB-01 members,

I’m happy to say that the move toward a totally on-line IRB submission process is moving along. Since August there have been 17 Exempt\Non-Human studies submitted, I have approved 11; the other 6 are in the submission\review process. Another 21 have been started by investigators, but not yet submitted.

We are going to move forward with “Expedited” protocols. Thus as of September 3, 2012, all new “Expedited” protocols will need to be submitted via the electronic myIRB system. At this same time, we will be doing our final training of the IRB-01 Executive reviewers (ie: the Vice Chairs). If we find that the submissions are coming in at too fast a clip, we might temporarily turn off new “Expedited” submissions and ask PIs to revert back to paper for a short time as to not get too far behind. Hopefully this won’t happen, but we will send an announcement if we decide it is necessary.

An announcement of Full Board protocols will be forthcoming.

Thanks again for your patience and effort to help us convert us to this on-line system.

Peter

R. Peter Iafrate, Pharm.D. Chairman, Health Center IRB University of Florida

Director of eResearch Technology Information Services Shands HealthCare Phone: 352-273-9600 Fax: 352-273-9614 email: iafrar@shands.ufl.edu