Featured Program
The Clinical Research Center, in a multi-site collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control, Duke University, and University Hospitals of Cleveland will soon be recruiting healthy volunteers for a study that aims to address key research questions for prevention and control of influenza and COVID-19. Volunteers in the study will help researchers learn more about how many people are infected with influenza this season and to examine how well flu and COVID-19 vaccines work to prevent mild to moderate illness. Dr. Curtis Donskey is the Cleveland VA Principal Investigator.
The study is titled US Platform to Measure Effectiveness of Seasonal Influenza, COVID-19, and other Respiratory Virus Vaccines for the Prevention of Acute Illness in Ambulatory Settings and has two components:
- Component D is for healthy volunteers looking to understand how people respond respiratory illnesses, and to better understand the body’s protective immune response against flu and COVID-19. Anyone who currently does not have any flu-like or COVID-19 symptoms can participate in this study.
- Component A is for volunteers who have an acute respiratory illness and will examine vaccine status, how the body’s immune system responds to the illness and how mild or severe their symptoms become.
If you are interested in obtaining more information, please contact the Clinical Research Center at 216 231-3241 and ask to speak with the Flu/COVID study team.
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Research Forums
Research forums will be held monthly at the VA in Room K119 . Our schedule for forums is listed below. If you are unavailable to attend in person, you will have the option to view the presentation via Teams.
Contact Candice.toney@va.gov for MS Teams invitation and/or suggestions for future presentations.
Tuesday, February 21st @1:00PM (VIA TEAMS ONLY FOR FEBRUARY)
Research Compliance Updates: presented by, Jennifer Zindle, Research Compliance Officer & Heba Alhmidi Research Compliance Auditor
Microsoft Teams meeting; Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 229 937 441 510 Passcode: rJSunB
Or call in (audio only)
+1 872-701-0185,,729135860#
Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 @1:00PM
Pharmacy Overview and Q & A: presented by, David Panning, Clinical Pharmacist
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 @ 1:00PM
IRB Updates : presented by, Jacqueline Charles, IRB Administrator
News from the IRB office
Joy Volpi has joined our team as an IRB Coordinator. Joy has a diverse professional background in healthcare, management, teaching and regulatory compliance. In her most recent position she was a Regulatory Affairs Specialist for a medical equipment manufacturing company. Prior to that she worked as a Research Regulatory Specialist, Research Nurse and Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator. Joy enjoys being outside as much as possible – hiking, camping, and being on or near water. She loves going to hockey and baseball games, concerts, crafting, and wine tasting. She also likes spending time with her pet rabbit named Preston. Joy can be reached at Joy.Volpi@va.gov.
The job posting for the second IRB Coordinator position is now open. Follow this link for more information. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/704818300 . The job posting will be open through February 13.
Updated SOP's
https://www.clevelandvaresearch.org/research-sops
HSP-001 Use of the National Cancer Institute’s Central Institutional Review Board (updated 1/5/2023)
HSP-006 Collection of Regulatory Documentation (updated 1/5/2023)
HSP-0018 Study Monitoring Visits
Process for Access to Information and Reporting of Site Visit Results (updated 11/17/2022)
For questions, contact Candice Toney, Education/Policy Specialist candice.toney@va.gov
VAIRRS updates and Tips
The Data Management and Access Plan (DMAP) form is no longer required with new study submissions. When applicable, a DMAP will be requested as part of the funding application process for federal awards, and does not need to be collected by the VANEOHS Research Office for study approval.
Some recent VA ORD webinars on VAIRRS include:
(01/24/2023) VAIRRS Monthly Webinar Series: VAIRRS University Walk-Through
Upcoming VA Research Funding Deadlines
VA BLR&D and CSR&D Merit and CDA applications as well as RR&D SPiRE applications are submitted in March and September. For March 2023, the last day to submit is March 8th .
All submissions must be review and approved by the R&DC Committee prior to submitting to VA ORD. If you are considering submitting an application, please reach out to Christine.Hendricks@va.gov for additional information.
Webinars
VA Office of Research Oversight (ORO) - Nationwide Quarterly Webinar Recording (January 18, 2023)
Discussion of: Noncompliance and Unanticipated Problems in Human Subjects Research & Continuing Review of Human Subjects Research Protocols
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/1624083556390386607
VA ORD offers webinars on a wide range of topics including but not limited to human subjects research, research safety, technology transfer and VAIRRS implementation.
Upcoming & Previous Webinars can be found at:
https://www.research.va.gov/programs/orppe/education/webinars/default.cfm
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