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COVID-19 Updates:
The following websites provide the most current information regarding COVID-19 and Human Subjects Research:
- VPR Announcement – Requirements Specifically for Human Subject Research March 13, 2020
- IRB Requirements and Guidance for COVID-19 Impacted Studies March 15, 2020
- COVID-19 FAQs Related to Human Subject Research March 17, 2020/ Update May 1, 2020
- VPR Research Continuity Guidance Website
- FDA COVID-19 Guidance March 18, 2020
- COVID 19 Research Prioritization Committee (CRPC)
- VPR Research Ramp-up Guidance May 28, 2020/ Update June 30, 2020
- UVA Guidelines for Return to Clinical Research June 30, 2020
- OHRP Determination of Exception to the Single IRB Review Requirements During COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyOctober 12, 2020
- Onsite Restrictions for Observers, Students, Volunteers, and Visiting Professionals
ACCESS TO PROTOCOL BUILDER AND IRB ONLINE WHILE OFF GROUNDS
Protocol Builder and IRB Online are only accessible off grounds /off campus via a UVA Anywhere VPN (this is different from a VPN from the UVA Health System).
A digital certificate is required before you can obtain a UVA Anywhere VPN. Contact your department IT personnel for assistance with setting this up.
IRB-HSR Office Hours/ Review Delays:
- Office hours are suspended until further notice as all IRB-HSR staff are working from home.
- Please contact IRB-HSR staff members by email or email our office using IRBHSR@virginia.edu.
- For urgent email requests to the IRB-HSR include COVID-19 in the subject line and send to IRBHSR@virginia.edu.
- With IRB Pro our staff can handle the bulk of our office processes remotely; however, current disruptions may cause delay in the review process. We appreciate your patience at this time.
Welcome to the Institutional Review Board for Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR).
The IRB-HSR is responsible for reviewing all medically related research involving human subjects conducted by UVA faculty, employees and students. The IRB-HSR also serves as the HIPAA Privacy Board for research involving Protected Health Information (PHI).
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IRB Online, including Protocol Builder may only be accessed while on grounds or via the use of an academic VPN. For additional information see IRB Online Information