COVID-19 Clinical Research Center | Anticipate Ancillary Reviews before Submitting to IRB
Reviews Required for IRB Submission
COVID-19 CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE
- Contact Committee at concept development: COVID19ResearchCtr@jhmi.edu
- Submit protocol for approval prior to IRB submission:
- Upload documentation of approval in Section 20, Item 2 of your eIRB application.
- Following IRB approval, present to Committee for recruitment priority ranking
JHH NURSING REVIEW
- **START EARLY**
- For research involving staff resources from Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) Departments of Nursing, or for the inclusion of JHHS nursing staff as study participants
- The signed nursing form must be uploaded in the eIRB application. JHHS Nursing review is a required “pre-review” in eIRB and must be completed before the protocol is available for IRB assignment and review.
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE
- **START EARLY**
- Registration Requirements
- Institutional Biosafety Committee Website
HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION CONTROL (HEIC)
- Supplemental Form for COVID-19 Research (HEIC Form, on IRB website)
Scroll approximately halfway down and it’s under Forms and Instructions for COVID-19 Related Research - The Infection Control and PPE page offers resources for developing your HEIC plan
CREATE ORDER SETS IN EPIC (Required for all inpatient studies)
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) COMMITTEE REVIEW
- If recruiting from the ED or using ED patient records, contact Lauren Sauer: lsauer2@jhmi.edu