International research bioethics (6 points)
(MED)
Leader: B Loff
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On completion of this unit, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate an understanding of the key ethical issues in research; 2. show familiarity with the historical development of ethical review of medical research in its geopolitical context; 3. show familiarity with current international and national guidelines for medical research; 4. identify the substantive issues and controversies that arise when medical research sponsored by an industrialised country is conducted in a developing country; 5. demonstrate an understanding of the complexities that arise when research is conducted in resource poor settings or in settings where civil rights are compromised and in environments without functioning ethical review mechanisms; 6. demonstrate some insights into why so little of the research conducted in resource poor settings is relevant to the needs of those populations and why little benefit accures to those populations subsequent to research; and 7. formulate some recommendations concerning potential responses to the issues raised during the unit.
Assessment: Oral presentation + Written assignment
Contact Hours: 2 contact hours per week
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