The course aims at building recognition of the various concepts of ethical issues in health research and enablng participants to use methods of ethical analysis for decision making.

Course objectives:

The participants will be able to:

1.       To recognise the various concepts of ethical issues in health research

2.       To have knowledge of the existing guidelines for ethics in health research and

3.       To identify and use the ethical principles for decision making

 

Methods of teaching:

On line Lectures, case study discussions, audio-visual material and case study discussions.

 

Materials:

 

Existing ethical guidelines (soft copies)

Readings for each session (soft copies)

Viewing of films (mandatory and optional)

Case studies (these will be emailed)