Re: Herbert B. Chermside 14 May 2003 12:43 EST
We, relatively newly, have a specific separate COI form for each sponsored program and each IRB or IACUC form. If desired, I'll share it directly. The following considerations went into it. 1) COI that "that might, or might appear to, affect the design, conduct or reporting of this activity" satisfies the PHS and NSF regulations, and we have adopted as VCU policy for all sponsored programs and research subjects matters. 2) We have another question to cover a state COI law that measures something slightly different, but still a COI. 3) We collect the unique number of the sponsored program or subject protection protocol. We are developing a way to ensure that we do not duplicate submissions to our committee. 4) We ask "Is this research for the purpose of regulatory approval, including clinical trial?" with the definition: ""Regulatory approval, including clinical trial" means a study known to be intended for use by the Federal Government in developing an agency action that has the force of law." This is because we have established the PHS/NSF standard of $10,000 or 5% equity as the threshold for financial conflict of interest EXCEPT for these matters, which we consider especially deserving of absence of the merest hint of COI so use a threshold of $0. 5) We also ask questions related to publication control, specifying supply sources, supervisory COI influence, and privileged access to research results. I am not yet fully persuaded that they are necessary, but they can't hurt. We had a "check box" on our internal routing sheet in the past, but we now feel this is not enough to ensure that the University is making the strongest efforts to ensure that our research is clearly objective. We also find that the question sheet is a useful educational tool. Chuck At 10:50 AM 5/14/2003 -0500, you wrote: >What kind of form or statement do you have faculty members sign >regarding Significant Financial Conflict of Interest as part of the >grant approval process? Any examples? We have PIs sign a standard >statement as part of the Grant Approval Form. A while back one >institution noted that they have a separate form for Conflict of >Interest. Please advise. Thank you. > >Sincerely, >Heather Dragoo >Senior Administrative Assistant >Sponsored Research Office >University of Southern Indiana >8600 University Blvd. >Evansville, IN 47715 >(812) 465-1126 >xxxxxx@usi.edu >http://www.usi.edu/gr&res/ogsr.asp > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== Herbert B. Chermside, CRA Director, Sponsored Programs Administration Virginia Commonwealth University PO BOX 980568 Richmond, VA 23298-0568 Express Delivery Only: Biotech One, Suite 113 Virginia Biotechnology Research Park 800 East Leigh Street Richmond, VA 23219 Voice: 804-828-6772 Fax 804-828-2521 OFFICE e-mail xxxxxx@VCU.EDU Personal e-mail xxxxxx@vcu.edu http://www.research.vcu.edu/ospa.htm ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================