Research Ethics an Introduction

Course goals

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST UNTIL TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE COURSE

GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
Please be aware that you can only select a course option that shows the academic year and is offered Face-to-Face (F2F)  or online (depending on your registration)

(FYI: the other options are options for Continuing Education (onderwijs voor professionals))


By the end of the course, you should be able to:
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the foundational ethical principles governing research involving humans, including their application, interpretation, and balancing across diverse research contexts.
• Identify and assess ethically sensitive situations involving specific populations, including research with vulnerable populations, children or pregnant people, and apply ethical reasoning to concrete cases.
• Critically analyze and address key ethical challenges in contemporary health research, data intensive research and biobanking, such as informed consent, clinical trial design, clinical equipoise, and early stopping, by evaluating underlying justifications and proposing ethically robust strategies.

Content

Contact details: Educational Office Epidemiology
E-mail: msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl

Registration:
Online courses are only available for Epidemiology Postgraduate students and can register via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Students' site.

Course coordinator: 
Prof. dr. R. (Rieke) van der Graaf, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands
 
Course description:
As an epidemiologist you have to be able to reflect on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of your knowledge and judgements. Both in the design and conduct of research, as well as in the discussion, interpretation, and communication of research results, ethical considerations always play a role. The course aims to introduce you to theory, logical reasoning, and case studies, in the ethics of experimentation on human subjects, international research, and research on children and other vulnerable populations.
Also the role of epidemiological research within society is discussed. In particular you will be asked to formulate your personal view and ambitions within the field.

Literature/study material used:
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Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
Yes
 
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
No

Prerequisite knowledge:
Introduction to Epidemiology
Study Design