Ethical and regulatory aspects of clinical research
- Registration is required only for those who plan on attending in person. Information is below.
- The agenda and list of speakers for the upcoming Fall 2008 course are available now.
- Webcast lectures and podcast lectures will be available. We cannot give CCME credits for individuals who choose to watch the webcasts or podcasts instead of the live lectures. You must come to the course to get credit.
Presentation Slides for 2008 course
New slides for the current course will be posted as they become available.
NB: Instructions on how to print multiple slides on one sheet of paper from the pdfs below are available.
Cost/Confidentiality
There is no fee for this course, but a textbook, The Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research (JHU Press) is required. The book is available in the FAES Bookstore in Building 10 and also can be ordered from commercial bookstores and websites. There is no penalty for cancellation. If you have registered, but find you cannot attend the course, please notify Mertis Stallings, mstallings@cc.nih.gov.
Target Audience
This course is offered to anyone interested or involved in clinical research involving human subjects. The course is advertised to the NIH community at large and, though not advertised outside of NIH, often draws people from outside of NIH, including fellows from the Western IRB in Olympia, WA, who have attended via satellite for the past 3 years. The target audience, thus, cannot be specifically defined nor easily categorized, and includes multiple disciplines including, but not restricted to, physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, administrative staff, students, and others.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:- Utilize a systematic framework for evaluating the ethics of a clinical research protocol.
- Apply appropriate codes, regulations, and other documents governing the ethical conduct of human subject research to their own research.
- Discuss controversial issues relating to human subject research, including Phase 1 research, randomization, children in research, international research, etc.
- Identify the critical elements of informed consent and strategies for implementing informed consent for clinical research.
- Describe the purpose, function, and challenges of IRBs .
- Appreciate the experience of human subjects who have participated in research protocols.
Background Requirements
There are no background requirements in terms of education, knowledge, or experience, just an interest in clinical research with human subjects. This course is readily accessible to the non-medically trained as well as to those in the field of scientific research. As a rule, background education includes a mix of MD, PhD, RN, MPH, SW, MPH, and BA/BS.
How To Register
To register for the Fall 2008 Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research Course, please visit this page.
You do not need to register for the course if you do not plan on coming in person to the lectures!!!
PLEASE NOTE:
We cannot give CCME credits for individuals who choose to watch the webcasts instead of the live lectures. Webcast lectures are available.
