SBRI19006U Ethics in Translational Medicine I

Volume 2021/2022
Education

BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme

A two-year postdoctoral fellowship in translational medicine

Content

As scientists, we are legally obliged to submit our research for evaluation and permission by the appropriate research ethics authorities. However, we are also morally obliged to reflect regularly about why, how, and on whom we are doing the research we do, what consequences that research might have, and the dilemmas it tends to sprout everywhere. This course focuses on the second obligation, and pays only superficial attention to the first. The course is discussion-based and will include examples from the teachers’ research, as well as the participants’ own projects.

 

The topics taught are:

  • The basics of research ethics of studies involving human subjects and experimental animals (“Brush-up”)
  • The basics of responsible conduct of science (“Brush-up”)
  • Research ethics of translational research: “Does one size fit all?” (cross-cultural issues, e.g., academia vs. clinical setting vs. industry; international research)
  • Research ethics of big data use in translational research
  • Research ethics of gene modifications in translational research
  • Research ethics of experimental animal use in translational research
Learning Outcome

On completion of the course, the participants should be able to:

 

Knowledge

  • Discuss research ethics implications of basic/preclinical studies involving biological data, generated as part of “Omics” and similar “Big data” studies
  • Discuss research ethics implications of basic/preclinical studies involving experimental animals
  • Discuss research ethics implication of translational research involving diverse stakeholders, such as academic scientists, clinicians, industry, multi-partner collaborations, and multi-country collaborations

 

Skills

  • Communicate research ethics issues related to big data and translational studies in a balanced and accessible manner

 

Competences

  • Critically assess and discuss complex ethical issues
  • Master dialogical methods that will support collaboration across fields in translational research

 

Course literature is published on Absalon.

 

Course literature includes:

Kara H. Research ethics in the real world.

Mittelstadt and Floridi (eds.). The ethics of biomedical big data

Weir and Olick. The stored tissue issue. Biomedical research, ethics, and law in the era of genomic medicine.

Green, Donovan, Jauss (eds.). Global bioethics

Lyons-Weiler J. Cures vs. profits. Successes in translational research.

Participants must meet the admission criteria in BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme
The course is organized with a combination of face-face lectures, group work, case studies, role-play, etc.
The focus of this course will be on providing the participants with an update on relevant information and applying that information to assess a number of research ethical dilemmas in modern biomedical translational research.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 6
  • Preparation
  • 3
  • Theory exercises
  • 8
  • Exam Preparation
  • 6
  • Total
  • 23
Oral
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Credit
0 ECTS
Type of assessment
Continuous assessment
Course participation
Attendance and active participation
Exam registration requirements

Participants are automatically registered for the Examination upon course registration.

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment

Active contribution and course participation according to the BRIDGE Guidelines.