Finding Approval Letters And Approved Boilerplate Language

OVERVIEW

This Quickguide explains how to find and view Approval Letters and boilerplate language for completed Worksheets associated with your Signatory Institution in IRBManager.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

 

role on the CIRB roster 

Steps

INDIVIDUAL LOGS INTO IRBMANAGER

Use your CTEP IAM username and password to log into IRBManager.

Steps

NAVIGATE THE IRBMANAGER DASHBOARD

The IRBManager dashboard displays studies and xForms (Worksheets) associated with your Signatory Institution. If you are associated with more than one Signatory Institution, the list of studies and Worksheets will be grouped by Signatory Institution.

The IRBManager dashboard displays studies and xForms (Worksheets) associated with your Signatory Institution

Steps

LIST WORKSHEETS

Click on the total xForms link to view all Worksheets associated with your Signatory Institution. The My Site Forms page will list all of these.

Steps

SORT WORKSHEETS

Here’s a way to make it easy to find a specific Worksheet. You can click the Form field to arrange the Worksheets in alphabetical order. If you hold the Shift key and click the Stage field, the display will be secondarily sorted by Stage. The Shift key function may be used on any field.

Worksheets in alphabetical order

Steps

VIEW WORKSHEETS

To view a specific Worksheet, click the link under the Form field. This action will open the Worksheet in a new window. 

Steps

VIEW APPROVAL LETTER

A link to the approval letter titled "Approval Letter for your reference" in red text is located at the top of each completed worksheet. Click on the Approval Letter link to open a PDF dialogue box asking to either open or save it. Click Open to view the Approval Letter or click Save to save the approval to the appropriate local directory.

Steps

VIEW CIRB-APPROVED CONSENT FORM BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE

The most current boilerplate language is captured in the most recently approved Annual Signatory Institution Worksheet. Refer to the previous steps above to find your most recently approved Worksheet. Click on the Approval Letter link to view the Approval Letter. The boilerplate language begins in the fourth paragraph of the Approval Letter.

USEFUL TIPS

Boilerplate language for CIRB-approved consent forms is listed only in the Approval Letters for completed Annual Signatory Institution Worksheets.

 

 

Updated: October 14, 2020