Conducting Research at the NF/SGVHS

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IMPORTANT DATES Click for 2010 Full Schedule R&D Deadline for New Complete Submissions Meeting Jan 20 Feb 1 Feb 17 Mar 1 Mar 24 Apr 5 Apr 21 May 3 May 19 June 1 June 23 July 5 SPC Deadline Meeting TBA Jan 26 TBA Feb 23 TBA Mar 30 TBA Apr 27 TBA May 25 TBA June 22 UF IRB-01 Deadline Meeting Dec 7 Jan 6 Dec 21 Jan 20 Jan 11 Feb 3 Jan 25 Feb 17 Feb 8 Mar 3 Feb 22 Mar 17 Mar 15 Apr 7 Mar 29 Apr 21 Apr 12 May 5 Apr 26 May 19 May 10 June 2 May 24 June 16 IACUC Deadline  Meeting Jan 5 Jan 19 Feb 2 Feb 16 Mar 2 Mar 16 Apr 6 Apr 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 Safety Deadline  Meeting Jan 7 Jan 21 Feb 4 Feb 18 Mar 4 Mar 18 Apr 1 Apr 15 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 RFSUC Deadline Meeting TBA Jan 25 TBA Feb 22 TBA Mar 15 TBA Apr 19 TBA May 17 TBA June 21 Budget Comm. Deadline Meeting TBA Jan 19 TBA Feb 16 TBA Mar 16 TBA Apr 20 TBA May 18 TBA June 15 CRS Deadline Meeting TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA OCCR Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 10 April 14 May 12 June 9

How do I submit for VA Human Subjects Approvals? HUMAN SUBJECT PACKETS Effective Immediately: You may submit your new study to the IRB and to your Grant Support Specialists simultaneously. This may reduce the approval processing time on the VA side. Your Grant Support Specialists are: RORC: Lynda Marin-Santiago, ext. 4975 BRRC: Lisa Demanuel, ext. 5441 Non-Centered/GRECC: (not RORC or BRRC) Hattie Grant, ext. 4956     If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding the NF/SG VHS Human Research Protections Program (HRPP), please contact: Research Service Compliance Core 352-376-1611, ext. 4922 ********** How do I submit for VA Animal Subjects Approvals?   ~~~ NEW ~~~ How to get Consent Forms into CPRS ** Consent Scanning (PPT) ** ** Research Warning Notes (PPT) ** ** ScanForm - Research (Word) **  ~~~ NEW ~~~ Drop Box inside room E584-1 ~ The Mail Room   IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that under VA Handbook 1200.05, “Protection of Human Subjects in Research” Paragraph 7j. Record Retention.  All VHA research records may not be destroyed and must be retained until further notice. When a new VHA Records Control Schedule is published notice of the change will be posted on the Research Service Web page. The handbook may be accessed via: http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/.   VA Research Data Security & Privacy Is Everyone's Responsibility For more information please visit: VA Research & Development   Research for Patients Research Services Safety Committee  Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) WOC (Without Compensation) GECL (Gene Expression Core Lab) VMU (Veterinary Medical Unit)   NF/SGVHS Research Centers BRRC (Brain Rehabilitation Research Center) RORC (Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center) GRECC (Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center) COHIC (National Center for Occupational Health and Infection Control)   Related Links VA Research & Development Service AAHRPP** Office of Research Oversight Office for Human Research Protection** University of Florida Institutional Review Board**   ** Links will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs web site. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked web sites. The link will open in a new window.   Mission “The mission of the Research Service is to achieve the clinical and biomedical research mission of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System by engaging in the continuing search for knowledge that will benefit Veterans and non-Veterans.” Reporting a Research Safety Concern? If you feel that any investigator or study personnel have performed research in a way that is noncompliant with VA Safety policies, you should file a report (containing as much specific factual information as possible--what, when, where, by who?) with either your supervisor or the Research Compliance Officer. To report to the Research Compliance Officer, send a written statement to the Research Compliance Officer, Mail Stop 151. Confidentiality will be maintained to the greatest extent possible. A report may also be filed anonymously. Mandatory Research Orientation Dates: July 29, 2009 Aug 26, 2009 Sept 23, 2009 Oct 28, 2009 Nov 25, 2009 Dec 23, 2009 Who: All NEW VA Research Service employees, research investigators, and all WOCs engaged in research. When: The fourth Wednesday of each month from 9:00 to 10:00 am. Where: Research Service Conference Room, E526. This is both a JCAHO and VA requirement within 90 days of employment. Pre-registration is not required for this orientation. Contact: Elizabeth Newkirk, WOC Coordinator, ext 4204 or Alicia Rudin, Chemical Hygiene, ext 4335 for further information.

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