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PittPRO Upgrade
Due to an upgrade to the system, PittPRO will be unavailable on Sunday, June 2, 2019 from 7pm to 10 pm.
Please contact askirb@pitt.edu with any...
Exempt Projects and PittPRO
In preparation for the planned integration with the University's PERISTM system, HRPO is clearing existing OSIRIS exempt studies that are not in the archived state. Here are some...
OSIRIS to PittPRO Transition
OSIRIS studies due for continuing review on or after March 15, 2019 will transition to PittPRO rather than renewing in OSIRIS. All studies (unless in data analysis or long term...
Coordinating Center Applications in PittPRO
In PittPRO, unlike in OSIRIS, coordinating center (CC) or data coordinating center (DCC) protocols do not follow a special pathway.
Users submitting a CC or DCC will click "Create...
sIRB for NIH-Funded, Multi-Site Projects
As NIH grant application deadlines approach yet again, the Pitt HRPO would like to remind Investigators that NIH-funded, multi-site projects must use a Single IRB (sIRB) mechanism...
PittPRO is LIVE
Effective January 1, 2019, all new studies must be submitted through...
IRB Review Fee Structure Change
The University of Pittsburgh has changed the IRB review fee structure. The fee is required for studies that are industry sponsored. Effective March 1, 2019, the fee schedule will...
PittPRO is LIVE for Exempt and Expedited
HRPO is pleased to announce that PittPRO is live for...
Common Rule Compliance Date Delayed Again
Common Rule Compliance Date Delayed Once More
As we're continuing to provide the University of Pittsburgh research community with updates, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect on May 25, 2018. It is "designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens...
Common Rule Effective Date Delay
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 15 other federal departments and agencies have announced a six month delay of the effective date...
Common Rule 2018: Implementation and Transition
The final revisions to the Common Rule (Federal Policy for the...
NIH Changes to Certificates of Confidentiality
Effective October 1, 2017, NIH will automatically issue Certificates of Confidentiality to all research funded by NIH that is collecting or using identifiable sensitive information. Additional...
Important Information Regarding HIPAA Training for Researchers
Historically, those who were conducting human subject research that involved accessing protected health information were required to complete the Internet-Based Studies in Education and Research (...
PA Supreme Court Decision & Informed Consent
The Human Research Protection Office is aware of the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision, Shinal v. Toms, in which the Court held that a physician's duty to obtain Informed Consent...