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Overview of eIRB

• Provides efficient process of submitting, approving, tracking and management of IRB study submissions

• Electronic access to IRB-submissions and IRB-documents via any internet connection

https://eIRB.rutgers.edu

• Functions as one interface for all activities• Monitor study progress on-line• Paperless – NO KILLING TREES!

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eIRB Homepage

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Navigating Home Workspace: Personal Folders

•Current role: •Determines access level.•Multiple roles will be listed here (if applicable)•Select correct role •Each roles has own inbox

My committees: Provides quick link to each IRB committee

My Inbox: Default user page. Always takes you back to where you started.

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Navigating Home Workspace: Tabbed Areas

My Inbox: Displays all IRB submissions that have been assigned for your review

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Navigating Home Workspace: Tabbed Areas

Upcoming Meetings: Lists all upcoming committee meetings

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Study WorkspaceCurrent State: Specifies where the study is in IRB review/approval process

•View Study: Opens smart-form applications and allows committee member to submit reviewer notes

•Printer Version: Displays the entire application on one continuous page.

•View Differences: Opens page to view and compare changes made to original application

My Activities: Displays actions you can perform at this point

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Study Workspace

•History: A listing of all actions performed on this study submission

•Attachments: A listing of all documents uploaded to study

•Stamped Documents: Lists documents attached to this study which have been approved

•Department Approvals: Lists the department that approved study

•Reviewer Notes: Lists notes left by the reviewer

•Reviews: Lists assigned reviews for reviewer

•Change Log: Lists changes made to the initial application

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Steps to Review IRB Submission

STEP 1:You will receive an email with a direct link to the study.

Your 1st step is to click on the study link

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Steps to Review IRB Submission

STEP 2: Acknowledge Review

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Steps to Review IRB Submission

STEP 3: Review Study by clicking on the Printer Version or through the smart form view

Note: review study attachments via the Attachments tab

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Steps to Review IRB Submission

STEP 4: Add reviewer notes. To begin Click on View Study

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Steps to Review IRB SubmissionAdding reviewer notes

To add a note: Click on the Add button

To delete a note: Click on the Delete button

To edit a note: Click on the blue Committee Member Change Request Link

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Steps to Review IRB Submission Reviewer Checklists

STEP 5: Complete all reviewer checklist activities

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Steps to Review IRB Submission Reviewer Checklists

STEP 6: SUBMIT REVIEW

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Steps to Review IRB Submission

1) You will receive an email with a direct link to the study. Click on the study link

2) Acknowledge Review 3) Review Study by clicking on the “Printer Version” or

through the smart form view “View Study”4) Add reviewer notes.5) Complete all reviewer checklist activities6) Finally, click on Submit Review

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IRB Meeting

In order to establish quorum for the meeting, the IRB administrator will poll for attendance

You will be sent an email with a direct link to the meeting workspace

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IRB Meeting Accepting or Declining Meeting Attendance

Click on Confirm or Decline Attendance

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IRB Meeting Meeting Agenda

The IRB office will distribute the meeting agenda to all those who have confirmed attendance

You will be sent an email with a direct link to the meeting workspace

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IRB Meeting View Agenda

To view the agenda, Click on Meeting Agenda

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Contact us directly for help and/or assistance with your reviews

Newark: 973-972-3608 orNew Brunswick: 732-235-9806

eMail: eIRB@ca.rutgers.edu