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From: Johnson, Sean L. [mailto:Sean.Johnson2@va.gov]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 3:18 PM
To: 'Active PI's'
Subject: Research Safety Training
Importance: High

 Attention:

 The Safety / Biohazard Committee has posted a Research laboratory training module for researchers and their staff whose projects have been approved for the use of biohazards.  The training module can be found on the VBRI Required Training webpage as well as at the follow link: http://www.vbri.org/Research/forms.htm  which is located in the research form section next to the Safety Committee annual review form. The training module is very large  8mb PowerPoint slide which can be save to your desktop.

 The training module is required for any investigators whose projects has been approved by the Safety Committee for use of biohazards in the projects. Investigators are to submit an annual training information form which is part of the Safety annual review form once a year. A copy of the training information form is available on both the Required Training webpage and the Forms webpage. This training will be a  requirement on a annual basis for researchers and staff involved with biohazards in research.

If you have any questions feel free to contact my office.

Thanks  

Sean L. Johnson R&D  Committee Coordinator  Sean.Johnson2@va.gov
Safety/Biohazard  Committee Coordinator R&D Service
VA NJHCS Mail stop: 15
Phone: (973) 676-1000 ex.1824
Fax: (973) 395-7184
posted 8/29/2010

Dear Investigators and Study Staff:

In conducting regulatory audits, Donna Geppner and I have found instances where research staff were not familiar with the requirement that you complete the VA training course: Information Security 201 for Research and Development Personnel.

Taking the course one time fulfills the requirement.  (It does not have to be taken annually.)

Below are instructions for accessing the course in the VA Learning Management System (LMS) and reporting completion.

Principal Investigators are asked to assure that all members of their study teams have completed the course.

Click here for accessing the training

Thank you,

Orval Gautier, M.Ed., CIP, Research Compliance Officer and

Donna Geppner, M.S., CTTS, Associate Research Compliance Officer

posted 7/14/10

PRIVACY TRAINING for MONITORS     Privacy Training Log

PRIVACY TRAINING REQUIREMENT

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HUMAN STUDIES TRAINING

The VA requires the CITI training be completed in order to perform human subjects research. 

Starting Jan 1, 2007, the new cycle of training begins and must be completed before the end of June, 2007.

Below is how to register to take the course for CITI Training

1) Go to this website-note it is now internet and not intranet.

 https://www.citiprogram.org/default.asp

2) Click on "Register for the Course"

a) Under Veterans Affairs, select   "East Orange, NJ-561".

b) Ignore "Department of Energy", "SUNY" and "All Others".

c) Select   "Submit".

 3) Enter a "Username" and "Password".  Fill in the "Verify Password" and "Reminder phrase" boxes.

 4) Enter the following information.

a) Enter your gender

b) For Department, enter "your Service's Name".

Note – there are 3 courses to select.

1.  VA Only:  Select if not involved in human subjects research but need to meet the VA requirement for Good Clinical Practices and ethical principles of human research. 

2.  VA GCP plus CITI Biomedical Research Training:  Select if mainly involved in biomedical human subjects research (i.e., those that involve drug and device studies).  This will satisfy the VA and CITI requirements. 

3.  VA GCP plus CITI Social/Behavioral Research Training:  Select if mainly involved in social/behavioral human subjects research.  This will satisfy VA and CITI training requirements.

c) For role in human subjects research, select the role you serve in most studies.

d) Enter your address and your email. Confirmation of your registration will be sent to this email.

e) Enter your phone number.

When finished with the training, the final printout should show that you have completed about 18 modules.   Print the certificate and fax to the Research Office

973 395 7184

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