UW Research

HSD Tutorials and Videos

HSD offers a variety of online tutorials and videos to help you navigate human subjects research issues. See the offering by topic area below.

Getting Started with Human Subjects Research

  • IRB 101 Online Tutorial

    • Length: 1 Hour
    • Topic: Basics of human subjects research, provides important practical information about navigating the IRB process at UW
    • Recommended Audience: Required for students and residents who are listed as the principal investigator (PI) on an IRB application, recommended for everyone new to using the UW IRB
    • Link: IRB 101 Online Tutorial

  • Electronic Consent

    • Length: 15 Minutes
    • Topic: Overview of electronic consent, including using ITHS REDCap and UW DocuSign and econsent solutions for common scenarios
    • Recommended Audience: Recommended for researchers who are interested in implementing electronic consent
    • Link: Electronic Consent: What You Need To Know

Data Security Requirements

  • Data Security Protections: Safeguarding Research Participants’ Information

    • Length: 45 Minutes
    • Topic: Overview of HSD’s data security requirements, including their purpose, explanations and examples of the human participant data risk levels, and a summary of the data security requirements by topic and risk level
    • Recommended Audience: Recommended for researchers of all levels who work with human participants data; May be used to help meet the confidentiality and security training requirement (U12) detailed on Data Security Requirements Guidance
      • To Print a Certificate:
        1. Complete the tutorial
          • On the “About This Tutorial” slide, make sure you select that you need to obtain a certificate
          • After you submit your attestation that you completed the tutorial, you will see the option to “Print Certificate”
        2. Create and save a copy of the training certificate to your files
          • When the certificate file opens, enter your name and the date you completed the tutorial (this does not automatically generate)
          • Hit the “Save” button on the certificate, or go to File>Save As
          • Save the file to a location of your choosing

Multi-site and Collaborative Studies

  • Adding a Non-UW Site in Zipline Process Overview Video

    • Length: 3 Minutes
    • Topic: Quick video overview of the process to add a new non-UW site for UW IRB review to an existing Zipline study
    • Recommended Audience: Anyone who works with multi-site or collaborative studies that are being reviewed by the UW IRB

Using External (Non-UW) IRBs

  • When the UW is Not the Right IRB: Navigating the External IRB Process

Zipline (Electronic IRB System)

  • Getting Started in Zipline Tutorial

    • Length: 30 Minutes
    • Topic: High level overview on using Zipline, UW’s eIRB system, to submit and manage a new application. Includes different pathways depending on user type- principal investigator, study team member, and student researcher.
    • Recommended Audience: Anyone new to using the Zipline system.
    • Link: Getting Started in Zipline Tutorial

  • Modifications Overview Video

    • Length: 6 Minutes
    • Topic: Quick video demonstration of the steps to prepare and submit a Zipline modification to an approved study
    • Recommended Audience: Anyone submitting a Zipline modification for the first time

  • Study Team Modifications Video

    • Length: 7 Minutes
    • Topic: Quick video demonstration of the steps to prepare and submit a modification to change the study team for an approved study
    • Recommended Audience: Anyone submitting a Zipline study team modification for the first time