80016743: Course on Research Ethics - C.O.R.E. - October

Dates:


• April 23, 2007**REGISTRATION IS CLOSED**
  
• June 27, 2007**REGISTRATION IS CLOSED**
  
• July 24, 2007**REGISTRATION IS CLOSED**
  
• October 24,2007
  
  
  
  Thomas B. Turner Building
  Baltimore, Maryland
  
  
  
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  • Download REGISTRATION FORM(PDF)
  • Course Description & Objectives
  
  

  T he Johns Hopkins University is deeply committed to the protection of human research subjects. This commitment begins with comprehensive compulsory education and training of its faculty, student and staff researchers who conduct human subjects research. The Course on Research Ethics (C.O.R.E.) is designed to address key concepts in human subjects protection in specific research communities.
  
  CORE consists of three parts and provides practical information on the ethical issues involved in research protocol development and implementation:
  
  

  • a web-based pre-conference knowledge assessment found at the compliance training website https://secure.lwservers.net
  • a one-day instructor-led course consisting of lectures and small group discussions
  • a post-conference web-based portion found at the compliance training website https://secure.lwservers.net
  
  
  Course Objectives
  
  Following this program, the participant should be able to:
  
  • describe the context for the development of research ethics at the national and local levels
  • recognize aspects of study design that can be ethically problematic including subject selection, research-related risks, conflicts of interest, and use of vulnerable populations
  • describe the key concepts in informed consent, including respect for autonomy, voluntariness, decision-making capacity, disclosure of information, and understanding
  • describe methods of protecting privacy and confidentiality in the context of human subjects research
  • recognize the key concepts in the responsible conduct of research, including data acquisition and management, mentor/trainee responsibilities, publication practices and authorship standards, conflicts of interest and commitment, and scientific misconduct
  
  
  If you have questions concerning the instructor led portion of the course, please contact:
  
  Mary Jeter
  Conference Coordinator
  Office of Continuing Medical Education
  Email: mjeter@jhmi.edu
  
  Phone: 410-955-3988
  
  or
  
  Mark T. Hughes, MD
  Course Director
  Email: mthughes@jhmi.edu
  Phone: 410-955-1733
  
  If you have questions regarding access to the web-based portion of the course, please contact:
  
  Rhea O'Brien
  Assistant to the Associate Dean, Research Administration
  Email: Robrie13@jhmi.edu
  Phone: 410-955-1566
  https://secure.lwservers.net
  
  For registration information contact:
  
  Office of Continuing Medical Education
  Turner 17
  Phone: 410-955-2959 or 410-955-3169
  Fax: 410-955-0807
  
  
  

  Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

  It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.