Scientists and Subjects: An Online Research Seminar on the Ethics of Research with Human Subjects (Funded by NIH)

This unique seminar is designed for busy researchers and research administrators who are concerned with the responsible conduct of human subjects research. The seminar will meet for 10 weeks of intensive reading, writing, and interaction from January 10-March 20, 2005. The online seminar will consist of a one-week introductory orientation followed by four units of two weeks each and one week for evaluation (ten weeks total). The four substantive units are:

1. Justifying human experimentation
2. The Belmont Report and implementing the three principles articulated therein
   
3. Informed consent, including issues associated with research with children, at-risk and vulnerable populations, and cognitively or emotionally impaired individuals
   
4. Therapeutic obligations in research, including in non-therapeutic research
   The cost to participate is $200. For details and registration information, click here: http://poynter.indiana./sas/about.html

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