eCOI (eRA)

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Overview of Project

This is a project to develop and launch a disclosure system (eCOI) that fulfills the federal regulation on conflict of interest in research and the institutional policies on conflict of interest/conflict of commitment under the purview of the following offices:  the Conflict of Interest in Research Office, the UI Health Care Joint Office for Compliance, the College of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education, and the Office of the Provost.

Visions & Goals

Consolidation of the information required by several UI offices into a single disclosure form is aimed at reducing the administrative burden on faculty and staff.

Announcements

The annual conflict of interest disclosure period for eligible UI Health Care employees is February 4 to April 30, 2013. All UI Health Care faculty, P&S, SEIU, and Merit Exempt staff working 50% time or more are required to submit an annual disclosure, even if they have no outside financial interests or activities to disclose.
 

The University policy on Conflict of Interest in Research has been revised and will require all research faculty and other key research personnel to complete a financial interest disclosure form before a grant, contract, or collaborative agreement can be sent to a sponsor or before applying for IRB approval of human subjects research. The effective date of the policy is August 24, 2012. The revised draft policy can be found at: https://research.uiowa.edu/coi/​

Governance

Information Technology Advisory Committee in the Office of the Vice President for Research 

Project Team

 

Timeline

April 2013 - May 2013 – Admin Enhancements

  • Enhancements to the administrative functions
 

May 2013 - September 2013 – Form Versioning

  • Provide capability to track versions of disclosures and entity reports

 

October 2013 - January 2014 – Annual disclosure form changes for 2014

  • Changes to annual disclosure form for 2014
  • Administrative changes to accommodate new form

 

Additional work in 2014 and beyond

  • HawkIRB protocol renewal integration
  • Conflicts Management Administration
  • Supplemental questions
  • Subcontractor external disclosure
 
= Next Milestone
 

Documents

 

Partnerships

Conflict of Interest in Research Office
UI HealthCare
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Human Subjects Office
Office of the Provost
Division of Sponsored Programs
Research Information Systems
 

Feedback / Comments

If you have suggestions or feedback for the eRA Project Team, please don't hesitate to contact us at era-project@uiowa.edu.