You have been screened – A Human Research Ethics commentary
This discussion sheet is about the ethical reflections associated with the screening of a potential participant pool and the exclusion of some individuals.
This discussion sheet is about the ethical reflections associated with the screening of a potential participant pool and the exclusion of some individuals.
This document provides annotated notes to guide the content of those reports from a research ethics committee to its institution.
This is a recording of a Victoria Ethics Network session facilitated by Prof. Nik Zeps, a senior consultant of AHRECS. He is speaking about the role of HRECs with regard to risks, benefits and their weighing. A very handy one hour ten minute talk by an experienced practitioner, who has both served on the committee that drafted the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research and has served/chaired numerous research ethics committees.
We won’t say a lot of human research ethics is unimaginative and boring (but it really is) this activity explores engaging alternatives.
Some institutions have, or have already tried, random audits, we believe this template mechanism is sustainable, constructive and positive
This sheet reflects upon a criticism that a research ethics committee has approved the same (or similar) research previously elsewhere
Watch out the robots are coming. While this Don Mayne may have you worried about the future of research as AI and robotics advance, this Kevin Roose TED Talk suggests there is a future for humans as long as we maximise the humanity in our work.
Sometimes, recruitment strategies can be a source of risks to participants, perhaps they even know about the research. This discussion activity prompts workshop participants to reflect on the issues and their own research.