Medical Research: Guinea Pig or Duty to Participate

Catalog description

Health and health care are significantly improved due to research: clinical trials to test new drugs, public health surveys, biobanking, and data interpretation. Nowadays, many studies are carried out abroad. Ethical problems continuously emerge, particularly when human beings are involved as research subjects. But questions also arise in regard to the conduct of researchers, for example in publications. The course invites students into an in-depth analysis of ethical issues surrounding health research and science. The course also examines ethical issues in research with animals and chimeras. (Core Theme Area: Social Justice)