HRPP Newsletter Archive

Find all previous issues of the newsletter for the Human Research Protection Program here. If you have problems accessing the PDFs, please contact Erin Chapin (echapin1@utk.edu).

Special Series: Revised Common Rule and Other Regulatory Changes

• Nov. 6, 2018
• • Overview
  • What is Exempt Research?
  • Category 3 Exemption Criteria
  • What is a Benign Behavioral Intervention?
  • Allowable Procedures
  • Who Can Participate?
  • Privacy Protections
  • Transition Plans
  • Resources

October 2018: Vol. 4, Iss. 1

December 2017: Vol. 2, Iss. 9 

• Announcements
• Regulatory Changes – Revised Common Rule
• NIH Single IRB Policy
• News

September 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 8 

• Announcements
  • HRPP Update: Restructuring Announcement
  • Revised Common Rule Update
  • NIH Single IRB (sIRB) Policy Update
• Investigator Responsibilities
• Training & Outreach Opportunities
• News
  • Changes Ahead for NIH Funded Human Subjects Research
  • NIMH Releases Updated Guidance on Research with Participants at Elevated Risk for Suicide
  • FDA Releases New Guidance on Waivers
  • FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Electronic Records and Signatures
• IRB Metrics: August 2017

August 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 7

• New to UT? How to Get Started with IRB
• Training Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: July 2017

July 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 6

• FDA Draft Guidance on Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigators
• UTK Change in Personnel Form
• IRB Metrics: June 2017

June 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 5 

• Tip of the Month: Write Readable Informed Consent Forms
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: May 2017

May 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 4 

• When a Principal Investigator leaves UT
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: April 2017

April 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 3

• Revised Human Subjects Regulations
• Expansion of ClinicalTrials.gov Registration Requirements
• Recruitment Methods
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: February – March 2017

February 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 2 

• Announcements: Change to ClinicalTrials.Gov Regulations
• Tip of the Month: Common Mistakes in the IRB Application Form
• iMedRIS Tip: Reduce Review Times Using MS Word Documents
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: Calendar Years 2015 and 2016, January 2017

January 2017: Vol. 3, Iss. 1 

• Announcements: Newsletter Archives
• Tip of the Month: Faculty Advisor Responsibilities
• iMedRIS Tip: Avoid Multiple Rounds of Review
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: August 2016 – December 2016

August 2016: Vol. 2, Iss. 6 

• Announcements
• Tip of the Month: Are You New to UT? How to Get Started.
• iMedRIS Tips
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: June – July 2016

June 2016: Vol. 2, Iss. 5 

• Announcements: New Streamlined iMedRIS Application
• When a Principal Investigator Leaves UT
• Tip of the Month: Write Readable Informed Consent Forms
• iMedRIS Tip: Print a Draft of Your IRB Application
• Training and Outreach Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: April – May 2016

April 2016: Vol. 2, Iss. 4 

• When a Principal Investigator Leaves UT
• Tip of the Month: CITI Training and Registration Instructions
• iMedRIS Tip: Print a Draft of Your IRB Application
• Training Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: March 2016

March 2016: Vol. 2, Iss. 3 

• Tip of the Month: Easily Determine Submission Status in iMedRIS
• Training Opportunities
• IRB Metrics: February 2016

February 2016: Vol. 2, Iss. 2 

• Training Opportunities
• Tip of the Month: Top 10 Obstacles to IRB Review
• How you Can Speed Up Your Study’s IRB Review
• IRB Metrics: January 2016
• Writing Readable Informed Consent Form
• IRB Metrics: December 2015
• iMedRIS Helpful Hint: Resources

December 2015: Vol. 1, Iss. 2 

• IRB Metrics: November 2015
• Holiday Schedule
• Consulting with the IRB

November 2015: Vol. 1, Iss. 1 

• IRB Metrics: October 2015
• Outside Requests to Conduct Research at UTK or with UTK Resources
• Program Updates
• iMedRIS Enhancements
• IRB Metrics: September 2015