Institutional Review Board

Current Research

• Perceptions of Whole-Food Plant-Based Diets in a Rural Family Medicine Clinic
• Stroke Prevention for Black Americans - Increasing Education Regarding Stroke Risk Factors, Lifestyle Modification, & Greater Occupation
• Comparing the Efficacy of Intraoperative Skin Antisepsis Solutions in Knee Surgery
• Community-Based Approach to Addressing the Rural Georgia Maternal Health Crisis by Understanding Barriers to Early Antenatal Care

Past Research

• Aviptadil Expanded Access Protocol
• ExThera PURIFY Study Observational Arm

1. Overview of IRB review of new studies
2. Determining if your study qualifies for exemption from IRB Review
3. Determining if your study qualifies for expedited IRB Review
4. New Study Application Form
5. Research Financial Interest Form
6. Study Amendment Form
7. Study Continuation Form
8. Study Completion Form
9. Initial Event Report Form
10. Event Report Follow-Up Form
11. Humanitarian Use Device Form
12. Informed Consent Template
13. Laws and Guidance on Obtaining Informed Consent for Research

Go to www.citiprogram.org and click on the "Register" button located in the upper right of the webpage that will open after clicking the link. The next steps are numbered 1-7. These steps will collect information to register your account and place you in the correct training course.

Step 1: In the “Select Your Organization Field”, enter “Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc.” The Health System’s name will auto populate in this field. Select “Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc.”. Review CITI’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you agree to these terms, click the box next to “I AGREE” and click the box next to “I affirm that I am an affiliate of Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc.” Click “Create a CITI Program Account”. Click “Continue to Step 2”.

Step 2: Enter your first and last name and enter and verify your email address. Please enter your name here as you would like it to appear on your completion report received at the end of the course. Ensure you use your Southeast Georgia Health System email address if you have one. Click “Continue to Step 3”.

Step 3: Choose a username, password, security question, and security answer for your account Please follow the on instructions for the requirements of each field. Passwords are case sensitive. Click “Continue to Step 4”.

Step 4: Enter your Country of Residence and answer the contact question. Click “Continue to Step 5”.

Step 5: Answer the questions regarding continuing education credits. Click “Continue to Step 6”.

Step 6: Enter the demographic information. Click “Continue to Step 7”.

Step 7: Answer “Not at this time” to all questions EXCEPT the question titled “Human Subjects Research (HSR)”. Choose the group that best corresponds to your training need. For most research staff, this will be “Group 1: Biomedical Researchers”. Click “Complete Registration”.

Step 8: Click “Finalize Registration”.

http://www.hrsa.gov/
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
http://www.cms.gov/ClinicalTrialPolicies/
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/info/understand#Q01
http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ClinicalTrials/index
http://www.centralgacancercare.com
http://www.gacancer.com/research
The Declaration of Helsinki
The Belmont Report

IRB irb@sghs.org

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