Courtesy of Research Ethics experts, the Armauer Hansen Research Institute successfully delivers a four day training package for Research Ethics, from September 19 to 22, at the ALERT Training Center.
The four-day training was designed to enable trainees to apply ethical principles in the conduct and evaluation of research involving human participants and provided a learning opportunity on the basic principles of bioethics, national and international guidelines, and ethical dilemmas.
The master class training was conducted through; Interactive lectures and discussions, role-play, case study, guided practice, independent study /reading and reflective activities.
The trainees were exposed to core competencies such as:
- Describing of Research Ethics and its historical development
- Describing about research acts that constitute as scientific misconducts
- Applying principles of Research Ethics
- Analyzing the risk and benefits in research ethics
- Taking valid informed consent
- Explaining research in vulnerable groups
- Describing the role of different stakeholders in research
AHRI would like to extend its gratitude to the AHRI/ALERT Ethics Review Committee current and past members listed below for their unreserved effort exerted in the development and revision of training package for Research Ethics.
- Meseret Gebre (MD, Pediatrician)
- Kassa Haile (MD, MPH)
- Hailemichael Getachew (PhD Candidate In Public Health)
- Martha Zewdie (PhD, TB Immunologist)
- Yemisrach Zewdie (MA in Sociology)
- Liya Wassie (PhD, Immunology)
- Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel (MD, M.Sc. PhD, Addis Ababa University)
- Geremew Tarekegne
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AHRI has been working to develop researchers and students competencies in different areas of biomedical research. Following the direction from the Ministry of Health to standardize and institutionalize in-service training, AHRI is working to standardize short term training course which has been delivered at AHRI in different formats, with the planning and coordination from the Research Training Directorate.
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