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Online course

Ethics and Review of Interventional Clinical Research

Course details

Year developed
2024
Language(s)
English
Certification
Yes
Target audience
Target audiences
Health workers
Management & Organization
Researchers
Policy makers / MoH
Project staff
Cross-cutting topic(s)

About this course

This course will provide learners with a foundational understanding of key scientific and ethical issues in the design and review of clinical trials to enable them to critically analyze applications for clinical trials in their local region. 

What you'll learn:

  • Describe the critical role research ethics committees (RECs) play in protecting human research participants enrolled in clinical research
  • Understand the basic product development process for drugs, vaccines, and medical devices
  • Identify key ethical issues associated with different phases of clinical research and different elements of study design
  • Apply the core principles of research ethics to assess a proposed research study