eCOI

The 2011/2012 annual eCOI disclosure is now available at: https://rf.osu.edu/secure/e-coi. This disclosure period will last from November 30, 2011 until May 31, 2012.

In an effort to reduce administrative burden, the eCOI disclosure process has been changed this year to require only the following faculty, staff and students to complete an annual COI disclosure:

1. Faculty, staff members and students who have been paid from a sponsored project during the past twelve months;
2. Faculty, staff members and students who are listed as an investigator, key personnel or student on an Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) protocol; and
3. Faculty and staff members who have approved consulting activities under the Policy on Paid External Consulting or the Policy on Conflict of Commitment, which require faculty and staff to complete an annual COI disclosure.

The above-listed individuals should complete their disclosures as soon as possible. Anyone who updated or confirmed a disclosure between August 8, 2011 and November 30, 2011 will be considered current.

In addition, please note that the current federal COI regulations specifically require faculty, staff and students who are working on federally sponsored projects to update their COI disclosures within thirty days of receiving new financial interests.