Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Clinical Research Ethics
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Teaching staff
To agree with the teacher
Introduction
The scientific activity has some ethical criteria that orient in the task of the investigation in its different experimental or academic slopes. In this subject you will know what they are, how to take into account different aspects related to the research ethics, both in the design and execution of the project and in the authorship, financing and conflicts of interest.
Pre-course requirements
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives
- To know the ethical issues that regulate the research.
- Rate from an ethical point of view the different reserach designs.
- Rate from an ethical point of view the different research designs.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CN01RA - Identify the ethical, legislative and humanitarian foundations of research in salut.
- CP02RA - Work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team on a research project clinical.
- HB04RA - Discuss judgments based on ethical and social responsibility in research clinic.
Learning outcomes of the subject
Students will be able to:
- To design an advanced research project on clinical aspects following ethical standards and scientific rigor and respecting the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, and the promotion of human rights and the values of a culture of peace and democratic values, using a language that avoids androcentrism and stereotypes.
- Discuss judgments based on ethical and social responsibility in clinical research.
- Communicate the stages of a clinical research project to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
- Identify the ethical, legislative and humanitarian foundations of health research.
- Use tools to critically evaluate projects, protocols and research articles, both qualitative and quantitative, in the field of health sciences.
- Work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team in a clinical research project.
Syllabus
- Ethics of the research in sciences of the health and in people.
- Committee of ethical of the research in health sciences.
- Writing and content of the informed consent.
- Participation of the human in experimental studies in health sciences.
- Ethics applied to the evaluation of projects and studies of research in health sciences.
- Ethics of the scientific publication.
- International laws on ethics of the research in health sciences.
Teaching and learning activities
Online
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Cooperative Learning: Online Adaptation (RP) |
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Master classes: online adaptation (CT) (CP) |
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Group tutorials |
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Case Method: Online Adaptation (EC) |
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Autonomous Learning: Online Adaptation (ML) |
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Project-Based Learning: Online Adaptation (PBL) |
Evaluation systems and criteria
Online
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Evaluation systems |
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1 |
Written Tests: Online Adaptation (OM) (PA) |
Minimum weighting |
40% |
Maximum weighting |
65% |
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2 |
Written Assignments: online adaptation (PT) |
Minimum weighting |
25% |
Maximum weighting |
50% |
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3 |
Oral Exhibitions: Online Adaptation (GO) (PO) |
Minimum weighting |
5% |
Maximum weighting |
15% |
Bibliography and resources
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Galende Domínguez, Inés. La ética en investigación clínica y los comités de ética en investigación clínica. Fundación AstraZeneca, 2008.
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Keyeux, Genoveva i cols. Ética de la investigación en los seres humanos y políticas de salud pública. UNESCO y Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 2008. Disponible a: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001512/151255s.pdf
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Galende, I. La ética en investigación clínica: la Declaración de Helsinki-Seúl 2008. JANO 2009;1754:35-41.