Office of Research & Development

Categories

General Administration

• ACOS Responsibilities
• CRADA Selections

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Human Research

• HIPAA Authorization
• Informed Consent Forms

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Merit Review

• Program Guide: Research Career Scientist
• BLR&D and CSR&D Merit Review Award Program

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Off-site Research

• Program Guide 1200.16: Off-Site Research
• Partial Off-site Waiver Request Template 

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Safety

• Hazardous Agents in VA Research Laboratories
• Safety of Personnel Engaged in Research

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Other

• Case Reports: Case Report Guidance
• Publishing: Checklist for publishing VA research

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What's New

Manual for Administrative Officers and Associate Chiefs of Staff (June 13, 2019)

VHA Directive 1200.19 Presentation of Research Results, 10X2 - Research and Development (June 13, 2019)

Notification from the Office of Research Protections Policy, & Education: Delay in Implementation of VHA Directive 1200.01 Policies for Three (3) Specific Areas (April 19, 2019)

Transitioning to 2018 Requirements: ORD Guidance on Transitioning VA Human Research Studies to the Revised Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (February 8, 2019)

2018 Common Rule and HRPP Tools (January 22, 2019)

VHA Directive 1200.05 (January 7, 2019)

Crosswalk Comparison of VHA Handbook 1200.05 (11-12-2014) vs. VHA Directive 1200.05 (January 7, 2019)

Summary of Significant Changes to VHA Directive 1200.05 (January 9, 2019)

Red-Line Version of VHA Directive 1200.05 (DRAFT) (January 8, 2019)

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.

Announcements

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)