Announcements

Nov 25, 2020

For studies that require continuing review, COMIRB now sends reminder letters 60 days and 45 days prior to the expiration date.

Nov 23, 2020

Campus and site approvals beyond COMIRB are needed to start up research studies.

Nov 23, 2020

Community research requires additional approvals while COVID-19 precautions are in place.

Jul 29, 2020

COMIRB has posted updated guidance on COVID-19.

Jun 30, 2020

COMIRB has posted two new decision tools to assist investigators in determining if their study requires an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) or Investigational New Drug (IND) application.

Jun 26, 2020

COMIRB has posted revised guidance on QA/QI/PE.

May 20, 2020

The Office of Regulatory Compliance has launched a website with up-to-date information about the efforts to ramp up clinical research.

Mar 27, 2020

The Office of Regulatory Compliance has a webpage with answers to common HIPAA-related questions.

Mar 18, 2020

Information related to IRB review and reporting is posted on the Anschutz Coronavirus web page.

Jan 10, 2020 by COMIRB

​AHRQ has published guidance on the use of single IRBs for coperative Research.

Oct 22, 2019 by COMIRB

COMIRB has posted guidance on GDPR, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.

Oct 9, 2019 by COMIRB

​COMIRB has posted three new guidance documents on involving children in research.

Sep 20, 2019 by COMIRB

COMIRB is hosting a series of town hall discussions about an upgrade to InfoEd which will be implemented November 25, 2019.

Aug 13, 2019 by COMIRB

COMIRB has posted guidance on obtaining consent electronically (i.e., e-Consent).

Aug 9, 2019 by COMIRB

COMIRB has posted guidance for research involving prisoners.

Jul 2, 2019 by COMIRB

InfoEd no longer automatically sends emails reminding study personnel on COMIRB-approved protocols to recertify their human subjects training through CITI when their certification is close to expiring.

Jun 18, 2019 by COMIRB

Starting July 1, 2019, COMIRB will require that the Secondary Research Application be used for secondary research submissions, for improved consistency and clarity.

Apr 11, 2019 by COMIRB

COMIRB has revised its Short Form to comply with the "Key Information" requirements of the 2018 Federal Policy on the Protection of Human Subjects ("Common Rule").

Jan 9, 2019 by COMIRB

The 2018 Requirements for human subjects protections go into effect (finally!) on January 21, 2018. COMIRB will host a town hall to discuss changes we have made to comply with the new requirements.

Nov 14, 2018 by COMIRB

COMIRB has updated the Application for Secondary Research.