Resources & Training

Regulations & Guidelines

• Federal Regulations and Guidelines
  • Federal Regulations for the Protection of Human Research Subjects
  • Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
  • HHS Research Guidance
• Virginia Regulations and Guidelines
  • Virginia Regulations for the Protections of Human Research Subjects
  • Guidelines for Using Incentives in Research
• Other
  • Privacy and Confidentiality in Health GIS

Training

• Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI)– CITI offers online courses in human subject protection for individuals conducting and reviewing research involving human subjects. These courses are available to all VDH investigators, key research personnel, IRB members, and IRB staff.

Annual Reports

• Virginia Department of Health Institutional Review Board Annual Reports

Other Resources

• PlainLanguage.gov – a website with tools and resources on Plain Language. Plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. This is useful for both writing informed consent forms and for writing your protocols for IRB submissions.