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Principles of Ethical Research. Dr.Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla, MB.BS,MHPE. Introduction. Aim of Research : Production of Generalizable Knowledge. Placing Some people at risk of harm for the good of others. With the potential of exploitation of human subjects. Why Research Ethics.
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Principles of Ethical Research Dr.Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla, MB.BS,MHPE
Introduction • Aim of Research : Production of Generalizable Knowledge. • Placing Some people at risk of harm for the good of others. With the potential of exploitation of human subjects.
Why Research Ethics • To minimize exploitation by ensuring that human subjects are treated with respect and not merely used. While they contribute to the Social good.
What Makes the Research Ethical? 1- Social or Scientific Value: • Improve health and wellbeing • Increase the knowledge Justification: • Scarce of Resources • Nonexploitation
What Makes the Research Ethical?(Cont.) 2- Scientific Validity • Acceptable methods including analysis techniques to produce valid data (Test the objectives) • CIOMS (May expose subject to risks or inconvenience to no purpose) Justification: • Scarce of Resources • Nonexploitation
What Makes the Research Ethical?(Cont.) 3- Fair Subject Selection: • Stigmatized and vulnerable are not targeted • Rich not favored for the benefit of research • Clear inclusion and exclusion criteria according to the objectives. • Clear Strategies for recruitment Justification: • Justice
What Makes the Research Ethical?(Cont.) 4- Favorable Risk-Benefit Ratio: • Identification and Minimization the risk • Enhancement of the potential benefit not extraneous benefits • Risk to the subject are appropriate to the benefits to the subject and society. Justification: • Nonmaleficence , beneficence and nonexploitation
What Makes the Research Ethical?(Cont.) 5- Independent Review: • Review of the Design, the proposed subject selection and risk-benefit ratio. Justification: • Social accountability • Minimize the conflict of intrest
What Makes the Research Ethical?(Cont.) 6- Informed Consent: • Provision of Information • Voluntarily and Consists with the values Justification: • Respect for Subject autonomy
What Makes the Research Ethical?(Cont.) 7- Respect for the potential and enrolled subjects: Withdrawal • Privacy and confidentiality • Informing about the new discovered risks or benefits • Informing about the results • Maintaining the welfare of the subjects. Justification: • Respect for Subject autonomy