The CPH Office of Research offers IRB support for CPH principal investigators (PIs), provided By Carol White, MPH (10% effort). These are in addition to the services offered by the University of Kentucky. Carol White is a Project Director with the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, CPH, and has been a member of UK IRB #2 (Medical IRB) for 21 years. The services offered include:
Initial review – creating initial application in e-IRB (electronic system)
Continuation review – creating annual continuation application
Modification requests – submitting any changes to an approved IRB protocol
Adverse events – reporting any unanticipated problems or adverse events with subjects
Protocol violations – reporting any changes made to the protocol without IRB approval
One-time deviations/exceptions – requesting IRB approval for a one-time change that impact individual subjects
Reliance agreements – submitting reliance requests to UK IRB Reliance to establish agreements with other institutions collaborating with UK as applicable
Registration of clinical trials – registering all NIH-funded clinical trials on clinicaltrials.gov
Services are provided to SUPPORT the CPH PIs in IRB submissions
Services do not include developing protocols, surveys, or interview guides.
To request support, please send a request to CPHResearch@uky.edu
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