NR 505 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH ETHICS QUIZ
Summary
Score for this module: 100%
1. The ‘conflict of mission’ in research refers to the potential conflict between: 1. preventing harm to an individual, and 2. gaining sc
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NR 505 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH ETHICS QUIZ
Summary
Score for this module: 100%
1. The ‘conflict of mission’ in research refers to the potential conflict between: 1. preventing harm to an individual, and 2. gaining scientific k…
• True
• False
2. Which of the following should not be included as part of the research protocol and submitted to the REC (ERC)?
• The budget, including sources of funding
• Curricula vitae of the Principal Investigator and the core research team
• The information sheet and consent form that potential participants will be asked to sign
• A section on the ethical aspects of the protocol, and how the investigators are planning to deal with the ethical issues that may arise
• If the protocol has also been reviewed elsewhere, a list of the ethics committee members who reviewed the protocol
• A description of how data will be kept confidential and private
3. The Secretariat of an ethics committee can overturn the decision of a committee if they find it unreasonable
• True
• False
4. Following an animated discussion and after much debate, an REC has decided not to approve a research study that is utilizing a placebo control desi…
• Explain the Committee’s rationale, and share the detailed comments made by members of the Committee in order to diffuse the situation and provide a better understanding of the REC functioning
• Refuse to enter into any discussion with the PI but invite him to share their views with the REC Secretariat, citing confidentiality as a rationale
5. Ethics committee members should consider the following issues when reviewing a protocol:
• have research risks have been minimised?
• is appropriate information being provided to participants in a comprehensible way?
• are there appropriate provisions to protect privacy and confidentiality?
• are the proposed inducements for participants to take part in research appropriate?
• all of the above
6. It is often said that 'bad science is unethical'. Please choose the best follow-up sentence.
• However, research ethics committees are not qualified to judge the science of a protocol and should therefore not consider the science in their protocol review
• However, if the protocol has been reviewed and 'approved' by a scientific or technical committee prior to ethical review, the ethics committee should set aside their doubts as experts have already provided input
• Ethics review committees should, therefore, consider the science of the
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