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Ethics in Health Research – A Global Perspective (2026)

Name: Ethics in Health Research – A Global Perspective
Price: 115.00 USD
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$115.00

The NIH policy released 16 September 2016 requires training on the protections for human research participants in addition to GCP training.

The NDoH Ethics Guideline (2024), Section 5.4, also stipulates that health research ethics training is additional to discipline- or profession-specific and GCP training for anyone who wants to undertake research with human participants, before conducting research, to ensure they have the appropriate knowledge, skills, expertise, competence, including discipline-appropriate scientific background and research ethics training to conduct studies involving human participants.

This course will teach you all you need to know about the ethical conduct of health research in humans! Covering USA, EU and SA regulations (South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines: Principles, Processes and Structures, NDoH 2024, 3rd Edition), ethics guidelines, research methodologies, expectations for Research Ethics Committees (RECs) and descriptions of the research ethics infrastructure and regulatory framework in South Africa, USA and EU, principles, key standards and norms as well as the ethical considerations, role, responsibilities and reporting requirements from ethics committees when conducting health research.

How does the programme work?

Part 1: Online, self-paced eLearning course material. Complete Part 1 of the course anytime, and at your own pace on any devise, from anywhere in the world. The only requirement is that you need to complete it before attempting Part 2 of the programme – a virtual, facilitated session.
Part 2: Qualified Facilitator led virtual session. The live facilitated session is hosted on Zoom and will be held on a set date and time. TRA will host one or more virtual Ethics sessions per month.
Everyone that completes Part 1 of the programme is eligible to book for, and attend, a scheduled session, which can be done through the learning platform.
If you miss a scheduled virtual session, you will need to join the following session. The virtual Ethics session dates can be found here.

Upon completion of both Part 1 and Part 2, you will be compliant with NDoH (2024) Ethics guidelines, ready to start your career with confidence!

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Description

With our immersive and engaging online course in Ethics in Health Research, TASK Research Academy will take you on a unique journey, giving you the opportunity to discover, explore and compare the various regulations and guidelines that are key to ethical behaviour in health research in the USA, EU and South Africa as well as an overview to understand each of their frameworks and structures.

You will be fully informed about the current Declaration of Helsinki, The Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Department of Health Ethical Guidelines in South Africa (DoH2024), EU Clinical Trials Regulatory (CTR), the various applicable Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as well as the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.

This course will also assist you to learn about and understand how institutional review boards / ethics committees are formed, what ethical aspects they consider when reviewing a proposal, their exact role , responsibilities and reporting requirements from the start to the end of a research study.

We also cover the sensitive issues around fraud and misconduct and the whistleblower; ethical dilemmas and debates around: the use of placebos; collecting human biological materials for future use; storing biological material; reporting incidental findings; intensive care research; terminal care research; genetic research as well as traditional medicine research.

Part 1: In the Ethics in Health Research course, you will learn about:

Human dignity, equality, and human rights in health research.
The principles that guide ethical research in human and how to apply them.
International ethics frameworks, norms, standards and regulatory infrastructures (EU and USA) as well as those for South Africa, clarifying the NHREC’s role, processes and procedures in overseeing and regulating health research ethics in SA as mandated by the National Health Act,
The ethics submission and approval processes for South Africa, the European Union, and the USA
The ethical concerns around the collection, use, storage and access of human data and biological materials in health research as well as genetic and genomic research .
The role of ethics committee and their responsibility around education, training, SOPs and compliance matters.
Ethical tension in health research
Misconduct, unethical behaviour, and conflicts of interests, as well as their root causes.
Detecting and reporting fraud and misconduct.
Cognitive biases in health research and how these are mitigated.
The ethical concerns of using placebos in health research.
The ethical concerns of conducting health research involving vulnerable participants and the importance of community engagement
The ethical concerns of conducting health research in unique research contexts coupled with a diverse population facing a significant burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Part 2: During the virtual, facilitated session you will:

Discuss, debrief, or ask any questions about the course.
Implement and discuss your newly studied Ethics in Health Research knowledge by applying it to a real-life scenario

South Africa

Our comprehensive Health Research Ethics course covers the latest South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines: Principles, Processes and Structures, NDoH 2024, 3rd Edition and is compliant with the latest requirements around additional Ethics training before conducting research in human:

Focussing on Ethics in research – supplementary training to ICH and SA GCP
Over 10 hours of online learning (including both Part 1 and 2 of the training programme)
Engaging and immersive learning content – videos, animation and podcasts
Self-paced modules covering the full scope as per NDoH 2024 guideline.
Interactive quizzes and real-life scenarios
Accredited by HPCSA: acquire 10 CEUs (Ethical)
Shareable certificate after successful completion of the test and reaching a score of 80%
Certification is valid for 3 years

Who should attend this course?

Any aspiring research students
Researchers conducting research involving humans
Members of a Research Ethics Committee and REC administrators
Clinical research professionals working as clinical trial assistants (CTAs), clinical research associates (CRAs), research nurses, study coordinators, site managers, site directors, research pharmacists, pharmacists’ assistants and Investigators
Principal Investigators conducting Investigator driven research
Scientists, PhD students, researchers conducting professional research or observational research involving humans.
Regulatory assistants or Regulatory Specialists
Regulatory Authority personnel
Clinical research practitioners
Medical Practitioners
Anyone interested to understand the similarities and / or differences between regulations and ethical principles in the USA, EU and South-Africa

Our Health Research Ethics course is acknowledged by all South African Research Ethics Committees (RECs).

The certification is valid for 3 years.

International

Our comprehensive Health Research Ethics course has the following features:

Demonstrating the relationship between local and global ethical considerations by comparing the ethical requirements for conducting health research the United States of America (USA), European Union (EU), and South Africa.

the United States of America (USA) covering:
- 45 CFR part 46 and 21 CRF part 50: Protection of Human Subjects.
- 21 CRF 56: Institutional Review Boards.
- 21 CRF part 19: Conflict of Interest
- 45 CRF 160:
European Union (EU) covering Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) 536/2014 (CTR)and MedEthicsEU.