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Version 3.8.5 Information | April 14, 2017

  • New Authentication mechanism for iStar: USC employees and students will be required to log in via the USC shibboleth authentication mechanism
    • New accounts created automatically with Shibboleth information
    • Easy to link old accounts with Shibboleth logins
    • Only for USC employees and students; everyone else logs in the standard way
  • IRB Changes
    •  Form Changes
      • Page 2: add "post doctoral scholar" to set of people that require faculty advisors
      • Page 6d.1: checkbox for international research added to the site page
      • Page 9: Item 9.2 - Venipuncture has been renamed to "blood collection"
      • Page 14b: Item 14b.2 has been changed to checkboxes
      • Page 39: COI consultant fee language updated
    • GCP expiration dates are now enforced for all users
    • Amendments that just change personnel get a notice that might be able to do via activity
    • CR - Final reports no longer require expiration dates
    • Individual Investigator Agreements: study ID and institution name show up on document
    • KC webservice enhancement: when adding an KC award to an application, it gives the user more options to search awards
    • Approval letters for CHLA updated
    • DHS category for ceded reviews now shows up on the approval template
    • New email for IRBs to allow for instructions and process description following submission
    • Dept/Div approval pages have updated assurance language
    • Individual Investigator Agreement monthly reports set up
    • Ceded: Always ask about USC/CHLA's role (engagement questions)
    • Scientific Review: send email to SR coordinator when reviewer submits review
    • Scientific Review: only send reviewers email when they are added
    • Scientific Review: restrict feasibility questions to SR coordinator
    • Scientific Review: make comments show up while in edit mode
    • Scientific Review: allow chair designation and chair review of SR results
    • Various miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements

 

  • IACUC Changes
    • OHS certification icon is more descriptive: It will grey out if it is within 30 days of expiring and have a slash across it if it already expired
    • New Non Compliance area now appears in the IACUC PI&Staff Inbox and PIs are sent emails if they have not responded
    • Species Section 16.7 (Post-op care) is now not required non-survival surgeries.
    • Species Section 3.1.1 - Buprenorphine SR was added to the Sedatives/Anesthetics list for swine
    • Page 99 of the formset now redirects user to the main workspace if they click on the "Submit" activity on the page
    • Reminder emails are now sent out even if there is an opened amendment
    • NCR can now be added for unknown PIs
    • Reminders are now sent to PI & Vets flagged for monitoring
    • Staff now update OHS dates inside an activity in the user profile
    • OHS email wording has been updated and expired OHS are now included in the weekly NC emails
    • When a protocol is DMR, Staff Notes now appear in history log and email.  The ability for DMR reviewers to recommend monitoring is also added.
    • "Semi Annual Report" was added to the ad hoc agenda item types
    • Various miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements

 

  • IBC Changes
    • Reminder emails are now sent 45 days before expiring and emails are sent when applications are expired
    • IBC staff now have the ability to terminate applications and a new "Terminated/Completed" state has been added
    • Various miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements

 

  • RSC Changes
    • Reminder emails are now sent 30/60/90 days before expiring and emails are sent when applications are expired
    • Administrative Review process for amendments has been added to the workflow for RSC staff
    • RSC staff now have to ability to terminate applications and  a new "Terminated/Completed" state has been added
    • Dose Calculator link has been added to the formset
    • Various miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements

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