DSEBRa Ethics of Biomedical Research

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Medical Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 126 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 77/126, only registered: 0/126, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/126
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is intended for doctoral students in medical and biological fields. Its goals are to introduce the issue of ethics of biomedical research, to develop the ability to perceive the ethical aspects of biomedical research, especially in the field of the given doctoral study and own research work, to learn the basic regulatory rules (ethical and legal), including their application in grant applications, and to develop the ability independently solve emerging ethical problems of biomedical research.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is able to identify individual aspects of biomedical research, analyze and solve the moral dilemma of biomedical research and apply legal and ethical principles to the given situation.
Syllabus
  • Overview of the most important standards for biomedical research
  • Areas of biomedical research (man as a research subject, human tissue in research, GMOs, use of experimental animals)
  • Ethics of scientific work
  • Regulatory mechanisms
  • Ethics Commission
  • Ethical standards of grant application
Literature
  • FOSTER, Claire. The ethics of medical research on humans. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001, xiii, 159. ISBN 0521645735
  • MURPHY, Timothy F. Case studies in biomedical research ethics. 1st ed. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2004, xvii, 340. ISBN 0262134373
  • BIGGS, Hazel. Healthcare research ethics and law : regulation, review and responsibility. New York, NY: Routledge-Cavendish, 2010, xvi, 188. ISBN 9780203940402
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion
Assessment methods
Knowledge test
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 hours.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2022, spring 2023, autumn 2023.
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