59MDWI51-501 governs conflict-of-interest safeguards, education, disclosure, and management for human subjects research.
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It addresses financial and non-financial conflicts involving researchers, key personnel, reviewers, and immediate family members. It requires training, financial-interest disclosures, conflict review, and management plans when a conflict is identified.
Applies to: 59 MDW Key Personnel and all individuals conducting or reviewing research are responsible for knowing, understanding, and complying with this policy as it relates to their role in research, or other affiliation with the 59 MDW.
59 MDW Key Personnel and all individuals conducting or reviewing research are responsible for knowing, understanding, and complying with this policy as it relates to their role in research, or other affiliation with the 59 MDW. (paragraph 2)
Individuals conducting or reviewing research must complete COI training in regards to this policy when the researcher is new to the organization before submitting first application to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and at least every four (4) years thereafter. (paragraph 6)
The disclosure status of research personnel will be evaluated upon changes to a researcher/research team member’s financial circumstances and during the continuing review of research at intervals appropriate to the degree of risk, but not less than once per year, as determined by the IRB. (paragraph 7)
A Principal Investigator (PI) must ensure that the IRB initial protocol application accurately indicates whether any member of the research team has a conflict to disclose. (paragraph 9)
The conflicted researcher/research team member may not participate in the study until a Management Plan is approved.