Research Ethics (human research-focused)

Throughout history, human research has had lapses in ethical conduct, harming participants and creating fear in vulnerable populations. In the present day, most researchers intend to conduct their clinical trials ethically, but bad things still happen within human research. Therefore, you should learn about how to put four core ethical principles into your daily practice when conducting research. By the end of this training module, you will be able to describe the history of human experimentation, as well as the need for Institutional Review Boards (or independent ethics review committees). You will gain a better understanding of current ethical codes, regulations, and best practices for conducting human research. Most importantly, you will learn how to integrate four main ethical principles into your daily practice when conducting clinical research: Respect for Persons, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, and Justice. Topics include: Introduction to Research Ethics, Ethics Review and Research Oversight, Ethical Principles for Guiding Research with Human Participants, and Other Key Ethical Concepts in Clinical Research (including Informed Consent, Therapeutic Misconception, Conflict of Interest, Equipoise, and Return of Results). To access this online training learners will need to create a UMN guest account, instructions can be found at: https://it.umn.edu/services-technologies/how-tos/training-hub-create-guest-account

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