by Susan Trinidad, MA, Research Scientist in the Department of Bioethics & Humanities at the Center for Genomics & Healthcare Equality at the University of Washington
We all have “problem children.” They’ve all been through ethics training – or they’re supposed to have done so – and yet they do things they shouldn’t, sometimes repeatedly. Why do these “bad apples” do what they do, and how can we get them to “[...] Read more
by Rebecca Boxhorn, JD, Research Associate at the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences at the University of Minnesota
The second day of the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research (AER) Conference got off to an engaging start thanks to the Keynote Address given by Dr. James R. Gavin III, executive vice president and chief medical officer [...] Read more
by Royell Sullivan, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Education Specialist at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
On Tuesday, I attended the session B25, titled Developing and Implementing an Education Program at an Institution with a Small Research Program. Many of the attendees expressed that while they saw the relevance behind implementing an actual educational program, they simply lacked [...] Read more
by Andrea Johnson, JD, CIP, regulatory specialist in the Research Integrity Office at Oregon Health and Science University
John P. A. Ioannidis, MD, PhD, the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research Conference keynote speaker on Tuesday, raised provocative questions about the information we obtain through scientific research. Among his many achievements, Dr. Ioannidis<[...] Read more
by Susan Trinidad, MA, Research Scientist in the Department of Bioethics & Humanities at the Center for Genomics & Healthcare Equality at the University of Washington
I sure hope somebody is reading this, since I am inside (near a power outlet) instead of enjoying the sunshine during our afternoon break! In this post, I’ll be sharing some of the highlights from didactic workshop A4, Comparative Effectiveness Research: What Bioethicists Need [...] Read more
