Description
Beyond occasional discussions of newsworthy ethical violations with colleagues and mandatory research training, many scientists have limited exposure to training in research ethics. Rather, continued learning about ethics is often prompted by violations that may result in significant consequences for the research team, participants, and/or stakeholders.
In this seminar, trainees will engage in critical discussion of special topics related to training in addiction. Topics include research with vulnerable populations, systems of reward and punishment in academia, coercion in research, ethical treatment of animals, and data sharing/security. Educational strategies will include interactive discussions and critiques of seminar content, didactic instruction, and review of audiovisual material relevant to the topics discussed. Each trainee will further take an active role in his/her learning by contributing to coverage of a special topic within their area of emerging expertise.
Ethics Seminar Series Course Schedule Session
Session | Topic |
1 | Introduction to Research Ethics |
2 | Informed Consent, Comprehension, and Literacy |
3 | Ethics of Participant Selection: A Critical Evaluation of the Role of Exclusion/Inclusion Criteria and Research with Vulnerable Populations |
4 | Special Topics in Research Privacy: Considerations Related to Online Research, Dissemination, and Data DeIdentification |
5 | Ethics Data Analysis and Dissemination: Navigating Systems of Reward and Punishment in Academia |
6 | Research Accessibility: Scientists’ Obligations to the Public |
7 | Special Considerations in Research with People Who Use Drugs |
8 | Research with Vulnerable Populations: Inclusion – “Do No Harm” in Methodology |
9 | Research with Vulnerable Populations: Exclusion – Missing from Research |
10 | Community Engaged Research |
11 | Seminar Wrap-Up and Feedback |