Announcements Archive
Dear CIRB Stakeholders,
The CIRB Operations Office has developed a Quickguide to clarify the role of the CIRB in the Uniform Document Posting (UDP) Initiative.
The new Quickguide, (‘CIRB Document Posting’) can be found on the CIRB Website under both the For Institutions and the For Networks pages.
Dear CIRB Participants,
The NCI CIRB Operations Office will be closed Friday, March 30, 2018, for our Spring Holiday. If you need to reach the CIRB Operations Office, please do so before Friday by sending an email to NCICIRBContact@emmes.com, or by calling us toll-free at 1-888-657-3711.
Thank you and have a great day!
Dear CIRB Participant,
Last year, the CIRB rolled out a new website and materials aimed at improving communication. These actions were in response to input from both a survey and a set of focus groups of CIRB participants.
Because our last survey occurred several years ago, we’d like to get a current view of CIRB communication methods and materials. We will make additional improvements based on your feedback.
Dear CIRB Participants,
The NCI CIRB Operations Office will be closed Monday, February 19, 2018 in observance of President’s Day.
If you need to reach the CIRB Operations Office, please do so before the holiday by sending an email, NCICIRBContact@emmes.com, or by calling us toll-free at 1-888-657-3711.
Thank you and have a great day!
NCI CIRB Helpdesk
Dear CIRB Stakeholders,
A notification regarding the CIRB Unified Document Posting (UDP) initiative was issued on December 15, 2017. In response to the UDP initiative and as part of ongoing quality improvement efforts to reduced timelines and eliminate redundancy in postings, the CIRB Operations Office made changes to the document posting process. Based on the nature of the questions received in response to the notification, further information/clarification is provided below.
The CIRB determines the age ranges when a child’s assent is required. If a child in the age range determined by the CIRB cannot provide assent, an Assent Waiver must be obtained prior to the child’s enrollment in the study. An electronic process has been developed for staff at enrolled institutions to request an assent waiver from the CIRB for an individual child in IRBManager.
Dear CIRB Participants,
The NCI CIRB Operations Office will be closed Monday, December 25, 2017 and Tuesday, December 26, 2017 for the Christmas Holiday. We will also be closed Friday, December 29, 2017 and Monday, January 1, 2018 for the New Year’s Holiday.
Dear CIRB Stakeholders,
As part of ongoing quality improvement efforts, the CIRB Operations Office has made changes to the document posting process in order to improve timeliness as well as centralize the location of CIRB-approved study documents. These changes eliminate the 24-48 hour lag time between study activation and document posting, as well as limiting duplicative and inconsistent posts.
CIRB Unified Document Posting
Dear CIRB Participants,
The NCI CIRB Operations Office will be closed Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24, 2017 in observance of Thanksgiving.
If you need to reach the CIRB Operations Office, please do so before the holiday by sending an email, NCICIRBContact@emmes.com, or by calling us toll-free at 1-888-657-3711.
Thank you and have a great day!
NCI CIRB Helpdesk
An updated version of the CIRB SOPs has been posted.
If you have any questions regarding the changes to the SOPs, contact the CIRB Helpdesk: ncicirbcontact@emmes.com or 1-888-657-3711.
An overview of the changes to the SOPs is detailed in the SOP Change Memo below.