Policy & Guidance
Declaration of VA Research Principles (299 KB, PDF)- this poster describes how VA commits to conducting ethical human research, and is a reminder that everyone in VA is responsible for making sure these principles are followed as a top priority.
Additional VHA Handbooks, Directives, Manuals, Memorandums, Information Letters, and Notices are listed in VHA Publications located at http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/index.cfm
VHA Handbooks
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VHA Directives
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Federal Regulations
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Good Clinical Practice
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Guiding Principles
Other
- Office of Research and Development Guidance: The RCOs Role on Research Review Committees (June 7, 2010; 63 KB, PDF)
- ORD and ORO Guidance on IRB Approval of Changes in Protocol Study Teams (June 7, 2010; 38 KB, PDF)
- Guidance on Informed Consent Form Modifications Addressing VA Record Retention Requirements (July 23, 2009)
- Case Report Guidance (20 KB, PDF; December 2009)
- Interim Guidance on Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Human Subjects in Research Involving "Usual Care" (October 10, 2008)
- Interim Guidance On Research Warranting Special Safeguards To Protect The Rights And Welfare Of Human Subjects (20 KB, PDF)
- Should Veterans with a Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Be Considered a Vulnerable Population for the Purpose of Applying Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research? Report of a Work Group Convened by the National Center for Ethics in Health Care of the Veterans Health Administration on Behalf of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs - October 2008 (928 KB, PDF)
- ORD Guidance on Pregnancy in Human Subject Research- June 2009 (21 KB, PDF)
- Checklist for use in developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between a VA facility and an Affiliated IRB:
Memo (177 KB, PDF) | MOU (153 KB, PDF)
- VA Technology Transfer Program
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