Research Policy Review Checklist: Investigators

Instructions:
1.  Determine which policies pertain to your role as a principal / supervising / sub-investigator.
2.  Review the policies that apply to you and record the dates that you reviewed them.
3.  Sign and date the bottom of the Checklist.
4.  Repeat this process at appropriate intervals (annual review is recommended).
5.  Retain the completed Checklists, ensuring they are accessible in the event of an audit / inspection.
To find the policies go to NSHA’s OP3 website:
http://policy.nshealth.ca/Site_Published/Provincial/Nova_Scotia_Home_Page.aspx
Choose the NSHA policy site, select Policy Manuals, click on the little “+” beside NSHA, and then select Research Policies. To open a policy, click on the policy title and then click on the policy title that appears to the right.
Note: Completion of this Checklist is encouraged but not required.

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Research Administration
Policy No. / Title / Version Date / Applicable?
Yes No / If Yes, Date Reviewed
(yyyy/mm/dd)
RS-RA-001 / Administration of Research / Sept 2017 / X
RS-RA-002 / Research Policies / Sept 2017 / X
RS-RA-003 / Research Agreements / Sept 2017
RS-RA-004 / Research Funding Applications / Sept 2017
RS-RA-005 / Hospital Service Agreements / Sept 2017
RS-RA-006 / Overhead Costs for Research / Sept 2017
RS-RA-008 / Research Account Deficits / Sept 2017
RS-RA-009 / General Research Accounts / Sept 2017
RS-RA-010 / Closing of a Research Account upon Study Completion / Sept 2017
RS-RA-011 / Retention of Research Records / Sept 2017 / X
RS-RA-012 / Changes in Principal Investigators and Supervising Investigators / Sept 2017 / X
RS-01-013 / Intellectual Property / Jun 2005
RS-RA-016 / Changes in Study Personnel / Sept 2017 / X
RS-RA-018 / Financial Conflict of Interest for NIH, PHS and HHS Funding / Sept 2017

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Research Ethics
Policy No. / Title / Version Date / Applicable?
Yes No / If Yes, Date Reviewed
(yyyy/mm/dd)
RS-RE-001 / Research Ethics Board Jurisdiction / Sept 2015 / X
Research Conduct
Policy No. / Title / Version Date / Applicable?
Yes No / If Yes, Date Reviewed
(yyyy/mm/dd)
RS-RC-001 / Responsibilities of the Principal Investigator / Sept 2017 / X
RS-RC-002 / Delegation of Study Duties / Sept 2017 / X
RS-RC-003 / Research Study Start-Up / Sept 2017 / X
Research Quality and Integrity
Policy No. / Title / Version Date / Applicable?
Yes No / If Yes, Date Reviewed
(yyyy/mm/dd)
RS-QI-001 / Responsible Conduct of Research / Sept 2017 / X
RS-QI-002 / Regulatory Inspections and Investigations of Research Studies / Oct 2017
RS-QI-003 / External Audits of Research Studies / Sept 2017
Investigator Affirmation
I have reviewed and agree to comply with applicable Nova Scotia Health Authority research policies.
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