After becoming familiar with the background of Health Research (in Module 1), Module 2 provides specific information on how to proceed ethically and include vulnerable participants in the process. At the completion of Module 2, individuals will be prepared to develop practical applications to the research process in Module 3.

The topics and objectives covered in Module 2 include:

1. Ethical Principles and Vulnerable Participants: 

Objectives:

• To learn the 3 most important principles of research ethics
• To identify which participants are vulnerable or easily harmed
• To learn how to include vulnerable participants with safety and dignity

2. Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee:

Objectives:

• To define the role(s) of the IRB
• To link the community and the IRB board for the well-being of the participant
• To explain difference between medical & behavioral research & IRB committees
  
  Module 2: Final Version ( PDF, 54Kb)
  Module 2: PowerPoint Presentation ( PowerPoint, 649 Kb)

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