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Ethics Review of Health Research 

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Ethics Review of Health Research
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Swayam 
Overview

ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology

Duration

4 months

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

Credential

Certificate

Ethics Review of Health Research
 at 
Swayam 
Highlights

  • e-certificate will be awarded to the successful course participants based on the self-assessment score of >50%
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Ethics Review of Health Research
 at 
Swayam 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course is intended for members of India's institutional ethics committees and institutional review boards (including secretarial staff) and professionals engaged in biomedical research involving human participants [any current or potential health researchers (clinical/public health /laboratory researchers, physicians, research associates, allied health professionals, scientists, statisticians, research administrators / managers)]
More about this course
  • ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) offers NIE-ICMR-WHO online course : Ethics Review of Health Research. This is second in the series of NIE ICMR e-certificate courses (NIeCer 102). The course is technically supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), India
  • The course will provide the fundamentals of ethical issues in biomedical research involving human participants and provide updates on research ethics guidelines in India

Ethics Review of Health Research
 at 
Swayam 
Curriculum

GENERAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Introduction to health research ethics

International guidelines on ethical conduct of health research

National ethical guidelines for biomedical and health research involving human participants

National ethical guidelines for biomedical research involving children - An overview

Benefits and risks in health research - principles, types and categories

RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH

Responsibilities of a researcher

Rights and duties of researchers, sponsors, participants, and IEC members under the Indian Constitution

Collaborative research

Academic/investigator initiated clinical trials

Regulations and guidelines for conduct of clinical trials in India

Good clinical practices and clinical trial registry of India

FUNCTIONING OF ETHICS COMMITTEES

Establishment of ethics committees

Administration of research ethics committees

Roles and responsibilities of ethics committee members

Monitoring ongoing research by ethics committees

REVIEW OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Conduct of research ethics committee review meeting

Conflicts of interest

Rationale and science of the research proposal

Risk benefit assessment process

PROTECTION OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

Protection of privacy and confidentiality of research participants

Critical importance of informed consent in health research

Informed consent process

Informed consent in special situations

Payments-Incentives, compensation and reimbursement

Vulnerable populations in health research

Research during humanitarian emergencies and disasters

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Ethics Review of Health Research
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Faculty details

Dr. Sirshendu Chaudhuri, MD, DPH
ACADEMIC COORDINATORS
Dr. Upasana Sharma, MPH
ACADEMIC COORDINATORS
M. Saravanan, MSc
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

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