Ethics%20in%20Research

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Ethics in Research
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Historical Context

• Past
• German Experimentation
• Tuskegee Syphilis Study
• Present
• Cancer Research
• AIDS (AZT) Research

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Historical Context

• Ethical system designed to prevent people from
  being used as scientific guinea pigs
• Contemporary emphasis on the rights of people
  to take risks to save themselves

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Ethical Issues

• Voluntary Participation

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Ethical Issues

• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent

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Ethical Issues

• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent
• Risk of Harm

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Ethical Issues

• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent
• Risk of Harm
• Anonymity

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Ethical Issues

• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent
• Risk of Harm
• Anonymity
• Confidentiality

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Ethical Issues

• Voluntary Participation
• Informed Consent
• Risk of Harm
• Anonymity
• Confidentiality
• Right to Services

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Institutional Review Boards

• mechanism for reviewing proposed research
• mechanism for protecting the institution and
  researcher
• submitting an IRB Proposal

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Keep all data and records from your research
investigations for at least 5 years. Its a good
idea, depending on the investigation and the
nature of the data, to keep them forever.
Any party with a legitimate interest has a right
to inspect your original data and data analyses
(subject to participant confidentiality
controls)
journal editors/reviewers professional review
boards other research colleagues