NON-LOCAL SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENT NOTIFICATION FORM
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Instructions: Use this form to submit reports of serious adverse events (SAE) occurring in subjects not enrolled at your site. If modifications to the protocol or consent are required, attach a revised protocol and/or informed consent form and a completed Request for Modification form.
Do NOT submit this form UNLESS one or more of the following is true:
1.  The event was unexpected.
2.  The event was serious*(Please see list below for details)
3.  The event was related to the study or there was a reasonable probability that the adverse event may have been caused by the study.
4.  The event was harmful (which suggests that the research places subjects or others at a greater risk of harm than was previously known or recognized.)
5.  The event is not described in the Informed Consent Form.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (Last, First, M.I., Degree) / PROJECT NUMBER
/ DATE
PROJECT TITLE
IND Safety Report # / Date of Onset / Description of Event / Definitely or
Probably / Change in ICF or Protocol Req'd? (Yes/No)
1.  Did the AEs occur in the disease or condition being studied at VALBHS? Yes No
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SIGNATURE DATE

IRB OFFICE USE:

To be completed by SAE Ad Hoc Chairman:

1.  Additional procedures are required to minimize risk? Yes No N/A

2.  The protocol requires revision? Yes No N/A

3.  The risk benefit relationship of the research is still acceptable? Yes No N/A

4.  The consent form requires revision? Yes No N/A

5.  Do the subjects need to be informed of any new information? Yes No N/A

6.  Should the study be suspended or terminated? Yes No N/A

Action:

Approved by SAE Ad Hoc Chairman

Requires full committee review : This Non-Local SAE has been reviewed by the IRB at the meeting on ______.

Comments:

______

Macy Ho, Pharm.D. Date

AE Ad Hoc Chairperson, IRB

*FAQ:

Definition of Serious Adverse Event (any one of the following):

a.  Death

b.  A life-threatening situation

c.  Inpatient hospitalization

d.  Prolongation of existing hospitalization

e.  Persistent or Significant disability

f.  A birth defect

g.  Other events which require medical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above.

VALBHCS Version Date: 03/01/2013

Replaces Version Date: 07/15/2008