Responsible Conduct of Research helps learners identify and address the ethical issues that inevitably arise in research.

Concepts covered

• Requirements for human-subjects research
• Research regulations
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval
• Informed consent
• Fundamental ethical considerations when conducting research
• Conflict of interest
• Scientific misconduct
• Authorship

Course objectives

• Identify ethical issues that clinical and translational researchers commonly face and the ethical guidelines for addressing these issues
• Explain key elements of the federal regulations for research with human subjects, research misconduct, and conflicts of interest
• Define informed consent. Give at least one historical example that has led to our current standards for consent. Describe challenges to and strategies for obtaining appropriate consent
• Discuss pertinent issues related to authorship, including why appropriate authorship is important and often difficult to establish
• Identify key ethical issues related to conduct of research in resource-poor countries

Who might be interested

• Clinical researchers
• Clinicians who enroll study participants
• Clinical research coordinators and other research staff
• Medical students & residents interested in research careers
• Healthcare professionals
• Community & public health professionals
• Biotech & pharmaceutical industry research staff