Announcements

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Oversight for CDC Tecovirimat (TPOXX) IND Expanded Access Program for Monkeypox: Instructions for CDC IRB Reliance For VA Facilities with Research Programs and Related Support of the CDC Tecovirimat Expanded Access Program (New updates September 6, 2022)

PUBLIC ACCESS
Investigators must make available to the public all peer-reviewed publications reporting the results of ORD-funded research without restriction...Learn more

PUBLICATION NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
VA investigators or their local research offices are required, per VHA Directive 1200.19, to notify VHA Research Communications of all scientific publications or presentations, upon acceptance. Read about the notification process.

DECLARATION OF VA RESEARCH PRINCIPLES
This poster describes how VA commits to conducting ethical human research, and is a reminder that everyone in VA is responsible for making sure these principles are followed as a top priority. Download (942 KB, PDF)

FINAL RULE ISSUED

FEDERAL POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (THE COMMON RULE) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and fifteen other Federal Departments and Agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, have issued final revisions to the Common Rule. The Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017.