Category Archives: OCR

Interested in volunteering for a clinical trial?

December 8, 2015

Emory Healthcare Initiatives implemented a new website that includes the clinical trials being conducting at Emory for potential volunteers.  To learn more about clinical trials at Emory or if you are interested in volunteering for a clinical trial, review the Clinical Trials at Emory website at http://clinicaltrials.emory.edu/index.html. Written By: Bridget Strong Office for Clinical Research

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New Saint Joseph’s Hospital (ESJH) Clinical Trials Policy

November 13, 2015

On October 6, 2015, Emory’s Clinical Trials Operations Committee approved a new policy to guide EU faculty and EHC-employed physicians/staff with information on conducting clinical trials/research or diagnostic services for research purposes at an ESJH site. Read More>>

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What are the Responsibilities of a PI on a Sponsored Award?

November 11, 2015

Written By: Kerry Peluso, AVP Office of Research Administration The Principal Investigator (PI) of an award is responsible for oversight and direction of the sponsored project including both the technical and the administrative/financial aspects of the award. Section 2.1.2 of the current NIH Grants Policy Statement describes this in further detail: Program Director/Principal Investigator. A […]

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OCR Submission Form for Assessing the OCR Fee

April 1, 2015

OCR is now requesting a discretionary account on the OCR submission form for assessing the OCR fee.   The new OCR Submission Form is available on the OCR’s Forms webpage at http://ocr.emory.edu/forms/index.html > OCR Submission. If a study’s SK is issued within 2 months of OCR study completion, it will be assessed the OCR fee. […]

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Uniform Guidance: New Information Brings Some Good News and More Questions…

January 30, 2015

Uniform Guidance:  New Information Brings Some Good News and More Questions… Over the past month, additional information regarding the implementation of Uniform Guidance has been provided (verbally) by federal representatives at the FDP (Federal Demonstration Partnership) Meeting.  While some information shared was very positive, other information adds complexity to how we will need to administer […]

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National Science Foundation (NSF) Updates the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guides (PAPPG)

January 30, 2015

The National Science Foundation has recently updated their Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Many of the changes made in the PAPPG are related to the issuance of the new Uniform Guidance (2 CFR § 200) and references within the Guide have been updated to reflect the new Uniform Guidance rather than the […]

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OCR’s Education and Outreach Team Receives ATD’s 2014 Champion of Learning Award!

January 30, 2015

The Office for Clinical Research Education and Outreach team won the 2014 American Society for Training and Development (now Association for Talent Development) Champion of Learning Award on behalf of Emory University.  The award recognizes individuals whose advocacy, commitment, or actions in support of learning and talent development have influenced audiences or organizations. The award’s […]

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Know Your Contract Status – Use eCTS

December 30, 2014

The Emory Contracts Tracking System (eCTS) is an electronic contract management and tracking system that allows Emory faculty and staff to track the status of agreements from initial receipt to full execution, as well as the ability to obtain additional information pertaining to specific incoming agreements.  The system is web-based, allowing Emory faculty and staff to […]

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Office of Research Administration Newsletter’s New Web Address

September 2, 2014

In 2013 the Office of Research Administration Newsletter was transitioned to an online format using one of Emory’s web tools.  This year, we were asked to move our newsletter to a new institutional tool.  This task is complete.  The July/August 2014 edition of Emory’s Research Administration Newsletter is available at:  https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ranews.  Please update any bookmarks […]

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Reminders From the Office of Conflict of Interest – August 2014

September 2, 2014

  The following are reminders from the Office of Conflict of Interest. All research projects, including clinical trials and internally funded research, require annual financial interest disclosures to be completed by investigators, including No- Cost Extensions.   Staff must initiate a new Proposal Financial Interest in Research Report each year of the project in the eCOI […]

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