Jefferson Office of Human Research Protection
IRB Announcements
All links are PDFs, unless otherwise noted.
2021
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| November 11 | Changes to Investigator Signature Options in Consent Form |
2019
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| August 27 | IRB Reliance Website |
| April 12 | Modified Subject Injury Language |
| April 02 | REMINDER: Investigator Signature Line in Consent Forms (MCARE) |
| April 01 | IRB Announcements Transitioning from Listserv to myJeffHub |
| January 21 | Common Rule |
| January 18 | Accessing IRB Forms |
2018
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| November 07 | Updates to CITI Training |
| November 01 | Burden-Reducing Provisions |
| October 17 | Changes to JeffTrial and IRB Submission Process 2 |
| June 28 | Changes to JeffTrial and IRB Submission Process |
| May 24 | Change in Procedure for Submitting IAAs |
| May 23 | Updates to IRB Fees |
| March 21 | Changes to Consent (including PA Court Ruling) |
| February 28 | Please Use Current OHR Forms for IRB Submissions |
| February 27 | Updates - Reporting SAEs and UAPs to the IRB |
| January 19 | Implementation of Revised Common Rule Delayed |
| January 10 | Annual Conflicts of Interest Reporting Process |
2017
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| September 26 | Shinal Case and Human Research (Obtaining Consent) |
| August 04 | CITI Training Requirements for Investigators and Key Personnel |
| February 02 | OHR Welcomes Schulman Associates IRB as New Partner |
2016
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| December 28 | Elimination of OHR-12C |
| December 16 | IRB Reminder Emails |
| September 01 | Suggested Methods for Using Version Date and Version Number |
| June 23 | Number of Full Review Packets Changed |
| May 31 | SAE and UAP Summary Reports |
| April 29 | Expedited IRB Submissions Are Now Paperless |
| February 18 | IRB Website Updates |
2015
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| November 18 | New Essential Study Documentation Webpage |
| November 04 | New Frequently Used Documents Link on OHR Website |
| November 04 | Additional IRB Options with WIRB-Copernicus Group |
| October 22 | Welcome to the New Office of Human Research Website |
| August 31 | Quorum IRB Review Goes Live |
| May 29 | IRB Announcements Are Now Available on Our Website |
| May 27 | Amendments Changing PI |
| April 10 | Subject Initial Requirement on Consent Form Eliminated |
| February 06 | Provision of Paper Copy for IRB Submissions |
| January 09 | Password-Protected Documents in the Portal |
| January 09 | WIRB Application Process Is Now Live |
| January 07 | OHR-1 Is Now Exclusive Signature Form |
IRB Policy & Form Revision Announcements
To find what changes were made to a particular version of a policy/form, click on the date closest to the version date of that policy/form.
2022
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| December 14 | Revised OHR Form |
| August 24 | New/Revised OHR Forms |
2021
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| November 11 | Revised IRB Policies and Forms |
2020
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| October 28 | Revised IRB Policies and Forms |
| May 22 | Revised IRB Policies and Forms |
| January 20 | Revised IRB Policies and Forms |
2019
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| June 21 | Revised IRB Policies and Forms |
| April 12 | Revised IRB Forms and Policies including Modified Subject Injury Language |
| March 06 | New IRB Decision Tool – Is it Quality Improvement, Human Research, or Both? |
| January 21 | Revised IRB Forms and Policies including Common Rule |
2018
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| November 1 | Revised IRB Forms and Policies including Burden-Reducing Provisions |
| April 4 | Revised IRB Forms and Policies |
| March 21/ February 20 |
March 21, 2018 revision to February 20, 2018 Announcement re: Consent |
2016
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| September 21 | Revised OHR Policy and Procedures Manual |
| September 1 | Revised IRB Forms |
| March 07 | Revised IRB Forms |
2015
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| December 1 | New and Revised OHR Policies |
| October 1 | Revised IRB Policies and Forms |
| July 8 | Revised IRB Forms |
| May 19 | Revised IRB Forms |
| April 9 | Revised IRB Forms |
| March 24 | Revised IRB Policies |
| January 29 | Revised IRB Forms |
2013
| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
| December 11 | New and Revised OHR Forms |
| December | New and Revised OHR Policies and Forms |