From the web article The 30 Most Disturbing Human Experiments in History, each member of your group should select an experiment and find any published literature on that experiment. Using the ATSU IRB document Information for investigators in preparation of human research protocols for IRB review, discuss which areas of the document your chosen experiment would violate if it were proposed to the IRB today.
What, if any, aspects of your proposed research study might be potential areas of ethical consideration? How could you avoid the ethical problem(s)?
Public health professionals have a professional Public Health Code of Ethics to which we must abide. Not only do public health professionals take an oath to protect citizens from harm, but also to reduce health inequities and protect vulnerable groups. This is included in all areas of professional “work,” including research.
This week we explore the role ethics plays in research. Without ethical standards and assurance, not only would individuals not choose to voluntarily participate in research, but it would not be approved by Institutional Research Boards (IRBs).
This week, you will be completing the Social-Behavioral-Educational (SBE) Basic training offered through CITI While you are not conducing research in this course, the CITI training course includes essential information about ethics and protection of human subjects. Your knowledge on these issues is a fundamental basic requirement to pass ***
Read:
American Public Health Association. (2002). Principles of the ethical practice of public health. [11 pages]
A.T. Still University. (2014). Information for investigators in preparation of human research protocols for IRB review. [41 pages]
Thomas, J. C., Sage, M., Dillenberg, J., & Guillory, V. J. (2002). A code of ethics for public health. American Journal of Public Health, 92(7), ***. [2 pages]
Read:
Office for Human Research Protections. (2016, March 18). Federal policy for the protection of human subjects (‘common rule’). U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/common-rule/index.html [3 pages]
The 30 most disturbing human experiments in history. (n.d.). https://www.bestpsychologydegrees.com/30-most-disturbing-human-experiments-in-history/ [14 pages]
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