{"id":2898,"date":"2017-10-30T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/?page_id=2898"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:04:44","slug":"cr-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/cr-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Research Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"news-headline\">May 28, 2026<\/h4>\n<p>Dear Colleague:<\/p>\n<p>This month&#8217;s Feature Article presents a practical wish list from the BMC\/BUMC IRB staff: the foundational knowledge, habits, and resources that, if understood at the outset, would meaningfully improve the quality and efficiency of IRB submissions from Principal Investigators new to research or new to the institution. Topics include identifying the correct level of review, harmonizing application materials, operationalizing recruitment and consent, and making the most of key institutional resources.<\/p>\n<p>Also check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Things to Know\u201d on recent updates to the HRPP Policies and Procedures, including a sneak peek at upcoming changes to the short form consent process<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The CRRO Corner\u201d on the importance of internal consistency in your IRB submissions, including real-world examples drawn from CRRO consultations and concrete strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGetting to Know ClinicalTrials.gov\u201d on NIH&#8217;s updated definition of \u201cintervention\u201d, and what that means for how clinical trials are classified and reported going forward<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDear IRB\u201d on IRB oversight for research involving deceased individuals, as well as institutional contact information for setting up Data Use Agreements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/crtimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bu.edu\/crtimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Ogrodnik, MS, CIP, Editor, CR TIMES<br \/>\nDirector, Office of Human Research Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 28, 2026 Dear Colleague: This month&#8217;s Feature Article presents a practical wish list from the BMC\/BUMC IRB staff: the foundational knowledge, habits, and resources that, if understood at the outset, would meaningfully improve the quality and efficiency of IRB submissions from Principal Investigators new to research or new to the institution. Topics include identifying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1250,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2898"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5230,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2898\/revisions\/5230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/irb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}