Ethical Issues in Global Health Research

Questions

  1. What are some attributes of institutional mechanisms of approval?   Do these mechanisms accomplish their goals?
  2. What are some of the limitations of IRB's?  Can you think of ways these limitations might be overcome?
  3. Imagine a scenario in which a researcher and an IRB disagree: how might the situation be mediated?

Respond to the questions!

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