Human Research Protection Program

"IRB OPEN HOUSE"
TWICE MONTHLY ON MONDAYS FOR WALK-IN HELP!

The MCW/Froedtert IRB began a series of brown-bag lunch IRB OPEN HOUSE meetings last fall. Effective immediately, the meetings will be held on the first and third Monday of every month, from noon to 1 pm in MACC Fund building meeting room 3075, several IRB staff members will be available on a walk-in basis to help you with the IRB review process. The first 20 minutes will be devoted to brief presentations on issues of general interest; the remaining 40 minutes is your time for questions and direct assistance. Mark these dates in your calendar:

Planned Presentation:
     -  September 15, 2008        IRB Jeopardy Contest

Previous Topics have included:

• Expedited Protocols
• Conducting Research at other Institutions
• How to fill out question 10 in the CPR Smartform (Accessing PHI? Which methods?)
• Sample Smartform Answers
• Waiver of (PHI/Consent) for Recruitment Purposes
• Internet Research
• Top Ten Mistakes on Submission Forms
• Reportable Events
• New Consent Forms
• Submitting an initial IRB application
• Describing recruitment and screening activities
• Consenting in a foreign language
• Submitting a continuing progress review
• Open Forum for questions or topics of concern 
• SmartForms - Amendments and Reportable Events
• Decisional Impairment
• Closing A Study
• Why does it take so long to get my amendment approved?