SRA 2008 Agenda for Oct. 9    
         

 Auditing Basics

   
SRA 2008 Agenda for Oct. 10
    

 Information Security Panel Contact Info

90 Minute Session Descriptions

Office of General Counsel Presentation

RCO/RACO Questionnaire Results
   

The Animal Care and Use Program

  The Research & Development Committee      

Research Safety & Security Program

   
Factoids
   

Joint Research Misconduct Investigations      

VISN 8 Safety Meeting , Orlando, FL (02/05/2008) - Click  to view a copy of ORO's presentations.

SRA International Annual Meeting Presentations (09/08/2007) 

ORO Quality Assurance Project Results: Evaluation of Institutional Review Board (IRB) Minutes  were distributed via e-mail and snail mail on February 22, 2006.  

PRIM&R 2005 Annual Meeting - Click to view cvopy of ORO's presentations.

SRA Internetaional Meeting   (10/16-18/2005) - Click   to view workshop and session information.

OHRP Workshop in Newark, NJ (11/12/2004) - Click to view ORO's presentations.

Directory of Research Compliance: Search by VISN and facility, or by area of expertise by using the colored tabs at the bottom of the directory.  Please note that this directory is currently in the process of being updated.  Please e-mail updates to  Shannon Williams.

Compendium: Regulations, Checklists, and Accreditation Standards(October 2001).  Please note that ORO is in the process of updating the Compendium.  We realize that this is a valuable resource for many of you, but we want you to be aware that there are many items that are out of date, such as the NCQA Standards and some of the OHRP guidance, FDA Regulations, and VHA Handbooks.  An announcement will be distributed via the ORO_Announcements ListServ once the new Compendium is available.  To join the ListServ, please click here.

From Paper to People: After IRB Approval of Research Studies - This brochure was developed by the  Department of Energy (DOE) Human Subjects Research Program,  and "demonstrates the continuing, collaborative role and the responsibility of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in working with principal investigators, sponsors, study subjects, the community, and others to promote ethical research.  It also emphasizes the interactive and dynamic nature of the review process in contrast to the widely-held misperception that such a review is just a perfunctory response to regulatory requirements."  Copies of this brochure may be obtained by contacting Kim Laing at the Department of Energy.

The National Research Council of the National Academies recently published a report, Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, which "examines three key issues related to human participant protection in social, behavioral, and economic sciences research: (1) obtaining informed, voluntary consent from prospective participants; (2) guaranteeing the confidentiality of information collected from participants, which is a particularly challenging problem in social science research; and (3) using appropriate review procedures for 'minimal-risk' research."  ORO brings this report to your attention for your interest without providing critique or stance on findings or recommendations.  This report is available to read online at no cost.