March 2012
OHRP Audit
UW-Madison was recently informed that OHRP is beginning an audit of the institution. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is the federal agency that regulates the protection of human subjects that participate in research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The audit is “not for cause,” which means that OHRP will conduct a general inspection of the UW’s Human Research Protection Program (HRPP). The audit will focus on IRB function and initially involve a review of HRPP-related documents (e.g., policies and guidelines, information about IRB members and staff, and a list of DHHS-supported studies). OHRP may conduct phone interviews with researchers, IRB staff, and others involved in the HRPP. OHRP may also conduct a site visit in future. The last time OHPR visited UW-Madison was in 2000.
Additional information can be found in the HRPP notice.
January 2012
WebKit Errors
The IRB office is aware of technical difficulties when working in WebKit. Most errors - including a "timing out" message when trying to upload documents to a protocol application - are typically due to working from a web browser other than Internet Explorer. IE is the only supported browser for working in WebKit. We recommend working from a PC with IE when possible. Please contact the IRB office with questions.
The IRB office is moving to ARROW - a new online protocol submission system, presently in use by the HS IRBs - in 2012. ARROW is compatible with all web browsers and computers. Thank you for your patience with WebKit, until we move to the new system!