Duration
2 days

Modality

  • In presence
  • Final online test, within two weeks from the end of the course with final certificate (only with 80% of corrected answer)

Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of research conducted on humans to the progress of biomedical science and public health
  • Understand the importance of protecting participating subjects through appropriate study design and conduct
  • Acquire the basic principles of protection of subjects involved in research
  • Be familiar with research ethics reference documents, including current Swiss regulations
  • Understand the potential impact of fraud, scientific misconduct, and conflicts of interest, and know about prevention/limitation measures
  • Be able to apply the basic rules of research ethics to specific concrete situations
  • Know the investigator’s responsibilities to protect the subjects involved and how to ensure their protection