title: Consensus standards for introductory e-learning courses in human participants research ethics.
abstract: This paper reports the results of a workshop held in January 2013 to begin the process of establishing standards for e-learning programmes in the ethics of research involving human participants that could serve as the basis of their evaluation by individuals and groups who want to use, recommend or accredit such programmes. The standards that were drafted at the workshop cover the following topics: designer/provider qualifications, learning goals, learning objectives, content, methods, assessment of participants and assessment of the course. The authors invite comments on the draft standards and eventual endorsement of a final version by all stakeholders.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors: John R
authors: JR
authors: Williams
authors: Institut de droit de la santé, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors: Dominique
authors: D
authors: Sprumont
authors: Biotika, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors: Marie
authors: M
authors: Hirtle
authors: Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria West African Bioethics Training Program, Ibadan, Nigeria University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors: Clement
authors: C
authors: Adebamowo
authors: Office of Research Education, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Braunschweiger
authors: Centre for Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Bull
authors: Department of Medicines Research, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Burri
authors: Department of Internal Diseases and Endocrinology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Marek
authors: M
authors: Czarkowski
authors: Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
authors: Chien Te
authors: CT
authors: Fan
authors: AfricaBuild, Department Radiologie, Serv. Informatique médicale, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Franck
authors: Department of Medical History and Ethics, Medical Faculty of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors: Eugenjius
authors: E
authors: Gefenas
authors: Department of Radiologie, Serv. Informatique médicale, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Antoine
authors: A
authors: Geissbuhler
authors: European Forum for Good Clinical Practice, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Ingrid
authors: I
authors: Klingmann
authors: Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors: Bocar
authors: B
authors: Kouyaté
authors: HSeT Foundation, Epalinges, Switzerland.
authors: Jean-Pierre
authors: JP
authors: Kraehenbhul
authors: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Kruger
authors: Bioethics Unit, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors: Keymanthri
authors: K
authors: Moodley
authors: Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
authors: Francine
authors: F
authors: Ntoumi
authors: European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Nyirenda
authors: KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB and HIV, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa.
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Pym
authors: Global Ethics Education Initiative, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors: Henry
authors: H
authors: Silverman
authors: Office of International Research Ethics, FHI360, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Tenorio
mesh_terms: D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D032984:Ethics, Research / Q000193:education*; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009862:Online Systems / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Education/Programs; Policy Guidelines/Inst. Review Boards/Review Cttes.; Research Ethics
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