Children & Youth Institutional Review Board

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

- Albert Schweitzer

Purpose: The Children & Youth Institutional Review Board (CYIRB) reviews research proposals received from UB investigators involving the health and well being of minors . The CYIRB principally strives to ensure that the dignity and rights of the research subjects will be protected while also assuring that federal regulations will be fulfilled. Research may not commence without IRB approval.

IRB Administrator: Mrs. Deborah A. Licata

Telephone: 878-7141
Fax: 878-7289
Email: dlicata2@buffalo.edu

Co-Chairs:

Michael Cimino, RPh, MS

Department of Pharmacy, Kaleida Health - Woman and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Tel: 716-878-7158
E-mail: MCimino@kaleidahealth.org

J. Michel Roland, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiology Associates
Telephone: 885-5437
E-mail: jmroland@pedcardwny.com

Mailing address:

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Children & Youth Institutional Review Board
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, NY 14222

Submission Deadline: On or before the 15th of the month for review of greater than minimal risk protocols. Meetings are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of the month.

• Application Requirements
• Forms for Application and Reporting
• Informed Consent and Assent: Guidance and Examples
  • Guidelines for Writing the Research and Examples
  • Guidelines for Writing the Research Assent Documents
  • Informed Consent Template
  • Informed Consent with HIPAA incorporated template
  • Other Types of Informed Consent
  • Mail Surveys
  • Telephone Surveys
  • Obtaining Consent From Non-Native Speakers of English
    • Sample Consent Template of Non-Native Speakers of English
  • Informed consent guidelines for genetic research
• Guidelines for Data and Safety Monitoring
  • Elements to include in your Data & Safety Monitoring Plan
  • Sample: Protocol Section for Data and Safety Monitoring Plan
  • Recent HSIRB Memo: Guidelines for Data and Safety Monitoring (July 2004)
  
• Reporting of Serious Adverse Events
  • Serious Adverse Event Form
  
• Amendments
• Annual Renewal and Approval Periods
• CYIRB FAQ'S and Newsletters/Memos
• Links to other Information, University Administration and Regulatory Agencies

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