Makerere University: Research ethics Workshops for Nurses/midwives.

Research ethics Workshops for Nurses/midwives Research ethics is critical focal points in the conduct medical and public health research. The future of bioethics in developing countries relies on strengthening ethics trainings in order to apply international ethical codes to local circumstances, develop and enforce national ethical codes, research ethics boards, and implement research ethics processes. Nurses are among those at the forefront in carrying out research, thus increasingly faced with ethical aspects of new and emerging areas of research and innovative practice. More still nurses in hospitals, clinics, research centers and training setting, have among the other health care providers the longest and most direct exposure to patients and study participants. This puts them in a unique position to solve or deal with ethical issues and challenges involved in research on human subjects. In Uganda like other African countries, practicing nurses have had minimal training in research and bioethics. Thus, they have limited capacity to identify and promote high ethical standards. Formal trainings in research ethics are not in existence in Uganda to date for nurses. Incorporating bioethics and research ethics into nursing trainings, one hope, would ultimately translate into improved quality of care and research. The demand for nurses equipped with knowledge and skills in research ethics can not be over emphasized. The out come of the training will therefore be building capacity of nurses in ethical aspects of biomedical research; empower them to carry out research, make ethical decision as they practice in research settings. The following topic in form of modules will be covered in the proposed workshop. Module 1: Principles of human research ethics Module 2: Foundations of research ethics Module 3: Responsible conduct of research Module 4: Supervision and regulation of research-Roles and Function of Ethics Review Committees Module 5: Informed consent process Module 6: Evaluation of risks and benefits Module 7: Conflict of interest in research Module 8: Undue inducement and exploitation in research Module 9: Standard of care and responsibilities After the end of research Module 10: Integrity in research

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