by Elisa A. Hurley, PhD, Education Director
The portrayal of research in popular media can offer considerable insight. To reflect on some of the lessons offered, PRIM&R staff have spent the summer reading and watching books, movies, and television shows that have generated conversation and debate around issues related to research ethics. Over the next several weeks, they will share their reflections here, so join us as [...] Read more
by Dahron Johnson
Dahron Johnson has worked as the Chaplain for HighPoint Hospice in Gallatin, TN, as well as serving two and a half years as an Association for Clinical Pastoral Education chaplain resident and intern at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Tennessee Valley Health System’s Nashville campus. He continues to serve at the latter as a community member on the IRB, and is involved with other area ethics roundtables.<[...] Read more
by Julie Fine, Legal Specialist, Legal Division, Pfizer Inc. (Please note: The views presented here are my own and do not reflect positions or policies of Pfizer.)
In the weeks following the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research Conference, what has lingered with me most has been the keynote speech on mental illness and stigma by Elyn Saks, JD, PhD. She discussed how [...] Read more
by Royell Sullivan, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Education Specialist at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
2011 was my first time attending PRIM&R’s annual Advancing Ethical Research (AER) Conference, and I have to admit, I was a tad bit lost. I had this feeling that the information was just over my head. Attending the conference for the second time this past December, however, let [...] Read more
by Susan Trinidad, MA
It’s now more than a month after the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research (AER) Conference, and I’m back in cold, gray Seattle. But it’s not just the memory of sunshine in San Diego that I’ve found myself returning to. Since I returned home, I’ve benefited from my attendance at the conference in several [...] Read more
