As part of the Clinical Research Program, Ethical Issues in Clinical Research (ETCR120) enables healthcare professionals to understand ethical issues related to research in a clinical setting. Topics covered will include:

• Consent to treatment/decision-making
• Confidentiality/disclosure
• Recruitment and remuneration
• Integrity in research
• Ethical conflict and decision-making in clinical research

Group discussions, case studies and an individual assignment incorporating a case study will help to develop analytical skills.

Upon successful completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• Differentiate between the two major ethical theories found in Western culture
• Compare tools for ethical analysis used in clinical practice
• Identify and critically discuss ethical issues in clinical research
• Prepare an analysis of a case study presenting an ethical dilemma in clinical research