Open AccessPractical solutions to challenges in research ethics proceedings of Bangalore conference
Author(s) -
Marjorie A. Speers,
Laxminarayana Kurady Bairy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/2229-3485.120172
Subject(s) - accreditation , human research , research ethics , engineering ethics , ethics committee , political science , quality (philosophy) , state (computer science) , medicine , library science , medical education , public administration , engineering , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , algorithm
On November 3(rd) and 4(th), 2012, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore and Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs co-hosted a regional conference titled "Practical Solutions to Challenges in Research Ethics." This paper is a synthesis of the major themes of the conference. The authors discuss the current state of the clinical research in India today, need to focus on human research protection programs rather than Ethics Committees or institutional review boards, the factors that influence high-quality research and some practical solutions to improving the quality of research and the protection of research participants.