title: Module six: special issues.
abstract: The objective of this module is to cover ground that was not covered in-depth in any of the other modules, including: scientific misconduct, issues concerning the publication and ownership of research results (authorship guidelines - who is eligible to be considered an author, or contributor to a scientific paper etc.), special problems occurring in social science and epidemiological research, and the problems pertaining to conflicts of interest the various players in biomedical research activities could encounter.
authors.affiliation: University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Bioethics, WITS 2050, South Africa.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schüklenk
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000941:ethics; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D030881:Disclosure; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015714:Plagiarism; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics; D015871:Scientific Misconduct; D013019:South Africa