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Office of Research Oversight

Office of Research and Development

Local Accountability Meeting

January 2009

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• Mission and Challenges

• VHA Handbook 1058.01: Reporting Research Events

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• Advise Under Secretary for Health

• Monitor / Review / Investigate Compliance

– Protection of Human Subjects

– Laboratory Animal Welfare

– Research Safety & Research Security

– Research Information Security

– Research Misconduct

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Office of Research OversightRegional Offices

Northeastern Bedford, MAVISNs 1, 2, 3

MidwesternHines, ILVISNs 11, 12, 15, 19, 23

WesternLoma Linda, CAVISNs 18, 20, 21, 22

SouthernAtlanta, GAVISNs 7, 8, 16, 17

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•NJ•DE

•MD

Mid-AtlanticWashington, DCVISNs 4, 5, 6, 9, 10

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Office of Research OversightTrends in Research Compliance

• Increasing Challenges for Program Oversight (CY2006 Present)

– Facility Director Leadership

– Facility-Level Program Oversight

– Auditing and Monitoring to Enhance Compliance

– Aging Infrastructure – Relationships with Academic Affiliates

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Office of Research OversightAction Plans: Meeting Current Challenges

•Facility Director Leadership

Leadership & Accountability Training (ORD) – Mandatory Attendance (January 2009)

Annual Certification of Research Oversight (ORO) – Began July 1, 2007 (ORO)

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•Facility-Level Program Oversight Research Administrative Review (ORD) – Define Roles & Accountability for ACOS/R, AO/R, R&D Committee

Leadership & Accountability Training (ORD) – Mandatory Attendance (January 2009)

Facility Investigator Training Program Required

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•Auditing & Monitoring

Facility Research Compliance Officer Required – Effective December 31. 2008 (detailed or permanent) – Must Report to Facility Director (Mandatory) – Direct Reporting of Non-Compliance to ORO

Annual 100% Audit of Informed Consent Tri-Annual Regulatory Audit of all Protocols Audit Results Reported to ORO Add Audit Monitoring to ORO On-Site Reviews Research Compliance Officer Training (ORO)

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•Aging Infrastructure

Infrastructure Review (ORD) Research Allocation Review (ORD, Finance, 10N)

ORD Research Administration IT Solution Work Group

Action Plans: Meeting Current Challenges

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•Relationships with Academic Affiliates

AAMC – VA Working Group

VHA – OGC – OI&T Working Group – Use of Oversight Committees – Research Service Responsibilities – Data Ownership – Data Storage and Use

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Office of Research OversightORO On-Site Program Reviews

(Human, Animal, Safety, Info Sec, etc)

CY03 CY04 CY05 CY06 CY07 CY08

100

75

50

2519 22

4533

95 97

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Office of Research OversightFacility-Identified Noncompliance

CY03 CY04 CY05 CY06 CY07 CY08

200

150

100

50

68

90

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177

66

201

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• Replaces All Previous ORO Reporting Requirements– Human Research

– Animal Research

– Research Safety

– Research Laboratory Security

– Research Information Protection

• Includes Reporting:– Within the Facility

– To ORO

• New Definitions and Reporting for Human Research– Unanticipated Problems / Serious Adverse Events

– Serious of Continuing Noncompliance

VHA Handbook 1058.01: Reporting Research Events

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New Definitions

Administrative Hold.

• A voluntary interruption of research enrollments and/or ongoing research activities.

• Does not apply to interruptions of research related to concerns regarding:

– The safety, rights, or welfare of human research subjects, research investigators, research staff, or others; or

– The safety or welfare of laboratory animals.


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New Definitions

Serious Noncompliance. • Failure to adhere to the laws, regulations, or policies

governing VA research that:– Results in substantive harm or damage (or risk of substantive

harm or damage) to the safety, rights, or welfare of human subjects, research staff or others; or

– Results in substantive harm or damage (or risk of substantive harm or damage) to the safety or welfare of laboratory animals; or

– Substantively compromises the integrity or effectiveness of research protections, either systemically or relative to a particular protocol or project.


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New Definitions

Serious AE (SAE) / Serious Problem.

• An AE or problem that involves or results in:– Death, a life-threatening experience, inpatient hospitalization,

prolongation of hospitalization, persistent or significant disability or incapacity, congenital anomaly, or birth defect; or

– Substantive harm or damage (or risk of substantive harm or damage) to the safety, rights, or welfare of research subjects, research staff; or

– Substantive harm or damage (or risk of substantive harm or damage) to the safety or welfare of laboratory animals; or

– The need for medical, surgical, behavioral, social, or other intervention to prevent any of the above.


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New Definitions

Continuing Noncompliance.

• Persistent or repeated failure to satisfy VA or other federal research requirements,– Either in the past or extending into the present.

Unanticipated Problem in Research.

• Any problem in research that is not expected– In terms of nature, severity, or frequency of occurrence

– As documented in the protocol or other materials approved by the R&DC, IRB, IACUC, etc.

– For human research, may include the informed consent document, clinical investigators’ brochure, product labeling, etc.


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General Requirements

• Facility Director must report to ORO:

– Within 5 business days of being informed of a reportable event

– Report must be in writing and signed

– Report required whether or not event has been resolved

– Followup reports as required by ORO


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Human Research

Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks (Subjects/Others):

• Must be reported to the IRB and ACOS/R within

5 business days of discovery

• Unanticipated problems include:– Interruptions of research due to concerns about safety, rights, or

welfare of subjects, research personnel, or others

– Work-related injuries requiring more than minor medical intervention or lead to serious injury or death

– Any PBM Alerts related to a facility research project

– All Unanticipated Serious Adverse Events


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IRB Review of Unanticipated Problems and SAEs:

• Within 5 business days of report, a designated voting IRB Member/Reviewer (or the convened IRB) must:

• Determine and document whether event is related, possibly related, or unrelated to the research.

• If related or possibly related, must determine that event is:– Not Serious, No Action Required– Not Serious, But Minor Changes Needed via Expedited Review.– Serious, Immediate Action Needed to Prevent Harm, Report to

Facility Director within 5 business days, Refer to Convened IRB Review for Resolution

– Serious, but Immediate Action Not Needed to Prevent Harm, Report to Facility Director within 5 business days, Refer to Convened IRB Review for Resolution


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Serious or Continuing Noncompliance

• Must be reported to the IRB and ACOS/R within

5 business days of discovery

• If IRB determines serious or continuing noncompliance occurred, must be reported to Facility Director within 5 business days.

• If discovered during an RCO informed consent or regulatory audit, must be reported with 5 business days to:– Facility Director

– ACOS/R

– IRB for Review and Resolution

– R&D Committee


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Report to ORO Regional Office

• Problems (including AEs) Involving Risks to Subjects or Other that are– Serious and Unanticipated and Related (or Possible Related) to

the Research

• Serious or Continuing Noncompliance– If identified by an RCO informed consent or regulatory audit, must

also be reported to VISN Director and CRADO

• Suspensions or Terminations of IRB approval


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Report to ORO Central Office

(Copy to ORO Regional Office)

• Assurance Changes

• IRB Changes

• MOU Changes

• Accreditation Problems


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• Comparable Reporting Required for:– Animal Welfare

– Research Safety

– Research Laboratory Security

– Research Information Protection

– Alleged Research Misconduct

• Handbook Includes Summary Tables and Decision Charts to aid in facility decision making

• Local SOPs Required for All Required Internal and External Reporting


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http://www.1.va.gov/oro/

1717 H Street, NW, Suite 500 (10R)

Washington, D.C. 20420

PHONE: (202) 266-4577

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