Research Ethics

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The course will make students familiar with the recent issues and debates in research ethics. It will start with an introduction in empirical research in bioethics. This empirical basis will serve as an example from which research ethics will be explored. The course will analyze the various ethical dimensions of different types of research in the field of healthcare, in particular informed consent, risk-benefit assessment, ethical review, and research with special populations. It then offers the opportunity to study in more details subjects as international research, research with children, animal research, ethics review committees, and research integrity.