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Welcome and Introduction to the Course
Nancy Kass, Holly Taylor, Anant Bhan, and Joe Ali
Introduction
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Faculty
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Course objectives
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Course logistics
-  Review syllabus
-  Review assignments
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Faculty
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Nancy Kass, ScD
-  Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health,
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health
-  Deputy Director for Public Health, Johns Hopkins Berman
Institute of Bioethics
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Fields of interest
-  U.S. and international research ethics, public health ethics,
HIV/AIDS policy, informed consent, preparedness/ethics
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Faculty
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Holly Taylor, PhD, MPH
-  Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and
Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
-  Core Faculty, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
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Field of interest
-  Local implementation of federal regulations regarding the
conduct of human subject research
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Faculty
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Anant Bhan, MBBS, MHSc
-  Independent Researcher, Bioethics and Public Health, Pune,
India
-  Bioethicist, Ethical, Social and Cultural Program for Grand
Challenges in Global Health Initiative
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Fields of interest
-  Bioethics, especially research ethics, public health ethics, and
ethics of biotechnology
-  Public/global health
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Faculty Support
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Joe Ali, JD
-  Senior Administrative Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Berman
Institute of Bioethics
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Fields of interest
-  Health law, international research ethics, moral philosophy,
philosophy of medicine
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Students
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Please go to the course Electronic Bulletin Board and introduce
yourself to us and your fellow students
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Course Objectives
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Recognize the relevant ethical principles related to the conduct of
human subject research
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Understand and apply ethics framework to moral problems
encountered in research with human subjects
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Explore commonly encountered research ethics challenges and
consider options for resolving them
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Recognize and use applicable U.S. and Indian rules and regulations
related to human subject research, including ethics committee
requirements
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Course Overview
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History of research ethics
-  U.S.
-  South Asia
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Introduction to ethical principles
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Framework for ethical analysis
-  Introduction
-  Application
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Course Overview
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Ethics committees
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Informed consent
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Study design
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Risk/benefit assessment
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Course Overview
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Honesty/integrity in science
-  Falsification
-  Authorship
-  Conflicts of interest
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Privacy and confidentiality
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Justice
-  Subject selection
-  Resource allocation
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Course Logistics
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Review schedule
-  Knowledge assessment
-  Lectures
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Course Logistics
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Review schedule
-  Knowledge assessment
-  Lectures
-  Case discussions
  Active participation
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Course Logistics

Review schedule
-  Knowledge assessment
-  Lectures
-  Case discussions
  Active participation
-  Assignments
  Homework
  Knowledge assessments
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Course Logistics
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Review schedule
-  Knowledge assessment
-  Lectures
-  Case discussions
  Active participation
-  Assignments
  Homework
  Knowledge assessments
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Readings
-  Available online
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Questions?
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Technology
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Course administration
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Questions?
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Technology
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Course administration
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Course content
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Thank You
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Thank you for your participation in this course