In last week’s blog, the first of four in this series, I introduced the idea that decision making by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) is predominantly influenced by four considerations; the need for freely given informed consent, the risk to research … Continue reading →
Tagged clinical research, clinical trials, decision making, harm, REC, research ethics, research ethics committee, risk |
Much has been written about decision making by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) and factors that most influence how RECs reach an opinion on an application for research ethics approval. Decision making has been linked to focusing on the underpinning ethical … Continue reading →
Tagged coercion, decision making, freely given informed consent, information sheet, participant information sheet, REC, research ethics, research ethics committee |
Guest blog by Claire Whitehouse What is a tweetfest? Well until it began to happen, I didn’t know myself! The #whywedoresearch campaign was created back in 2014 with the purpose of giving people a voice to say why they do … Continue reading →
Global Research Nurses Network is an organisation dedicated to supporting research nurses. Their aim is to provide the individual user with guidance, information and peer support needed to conduct their role and enhance their career as a nurse working in research … Continue reading →
A huge amount of planning goes into writing research protocols and developing recruitment strategies but it is only when research begins in the real world that researchers can start to grapple with the challenges of recruitment. During a recent Clinfield … Continue reading →
Tagged clinical research nurse, clinical trials, Lasagna's Law, recruitment |
Nov 16, 2016 in Ethics, informed consent, Research, Research ethics, Research ethics committee, respect for autonomy 