Thank you all for your responses about the research ethics questions. I have pasted them together and forwarded them to my colleague for consideration. Interestingly, a student from another department came to me and said, "You don't know me, but I'm doing some research for a class and would you please pass out these surveys to your students?" This student offered no description or no informed consent and I quickly referred her back to her instructor. Thanks to our TIPS posts this issue was fresh on my mind and I responded accordingly!
______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Heath-Hardwick Hall 115 Phone: 903-233-3312 Fax: 903-233-3476 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel -----Original Message----- From: George D. Goedel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:46 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: research ethics questions Thanks Annette. I was not aware that this was in the on-line training module. It certainly is not in the published regs. I wonder if the folks who developed the training models were familiar with the regs. or took some liberties in their interpretation of them. Regardless, it seems silly. If we are now requiring investigators to complete training modules or to become familiar with the rights of participants and the responsibilities of investigators, as I have been told is the direction OHRP is going (requiring such training for PI's of Federal grant proposals),then such folks should be able to answer such questions. Anyway, Thanks for the reference to this module. Take care. George >Hi George: > >After re-reading this section more closely I have come to see that >perhaps we, as an institution, have decided to interpret it as "must" >but I was correct that I had this in my mind from when I did my FWA >training. Anyway it seems that at minimum it is high recommended: > >(p.s. took some heavy surfing to find it :-) > >From: >http://137.187.206.145/cbttng_ohrp/cbts/assurance/module2qset1_19.asp > >The Consent Process > >Contact Persons > >A single contact person is not likely to be appropriate to answer >questions in all areas. This is because of real or apparent conflicts >of interest. Questions about the research are frequently best answered >by the investigator(s). However, questions about the rights of research >subjects may best be referred to persons not on the research team. >These questions could be addressed to the IRB, an ombudsperson, an >ethics committee, or other informed individual or committee. Each >consent document can be expected to have at least two names with local >telephone numbers for contacts to answer questions in these specified >areas. > >Investigator Responsibilities & Informed Consent: >Page 19 of 27 -- George D. Goedel Professor & Chairperson Department of Psychology Northern Kentucky University Highland Hts., KY 41099-2000 (859) 572-5574 fax (859) 572-6085 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 2/19/2002 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
