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Read the OHRP Guidance on COVID-19 WATCH the recorded videocast on OHRP’s COVID-19 Guidance Read the Effects of Disasters on Human Research Protections Programs Guidance Get a copy of the slides from the videocast presentation Read the FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during the COVID-19 Pandemic Read the Coronavirus Guidelines for America Read the Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions Find information about FEMA Rumor Control Find information about FEMA How You Can Help OHRP Correspondence: IRB Review of Protocol and Consent Changes in Cooperative Group Protocols

For additional relevant information about eConsent and HIPAA, see OHRP's Luminaries Lecture Series videos: "Use of eConsent in Human Subjects Research" and "Common Rule Revision: HIPAA Exemption 46.104(d)(4)(iii)"