If "deviations" from ethical conduct occur in research as a result of ignorance or a failure to reflect critically on problematic traditions, then a course in research ethics may help reduce the rate of serious deviations by improving the researcher's understanding of ethics and by sensitizing him or her to the issues.
Many government agencies have ethics rules for funded researchers. Strive for honesty in all scientific communications. Honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and publication status. Do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data. Do not deceive colleagues, research sponsors, or the public.
When conducting research on human subjects, minimize harms and risks and maximize benefits; respect human dignity, privacy, and autonomy; take special precautions with vulnerable populations; and strive to distribute the benefits and burdens of research fairly. * Adapted from Shamoo A and Resnik D. 2015.
Second, since research often involves a great deal of cooperation and coordination among many different people in different disciplines and institutions, ethical standards promote the values that are essential to collaborative work, such as trust, accountability, mutual respect, and fairness.
Three basic principles, among those generally accepted in our cultural tradition, are particularly relevant to the ethics of research involving human subjects: the principles of respect of persons, beneficence and justice. Research ethics govern the standards of conduct for scientific researchers.
It is important to adhere to ethical principles in order to protect the dignity, rights and welfare of research participants. Discussion of the ethical principles of beneficence, justice and autonomy are central to ethical review.
Some important ethical concerns that should be taken into account while carrying out qualitative research are: anonymity, confidentiality and informed consent. Ethics pertains to doing good and avoiding harm. Harm can be prevented or reduced through the application of appropriate ethical principles.
Translational research can progress through reorganization of academic teams in a translational way. New academic posts translationally orientated are urgently needed, particularly in the field of trauma medicine, where lack of awareness of this new evolution is evident.
Harm can be prevented or reduced through the application of appropriate ethical principles. The nature of ethical problems in qualitative research studies is subtle and different compared to problems in quantitative research.
The way that individuals are affected by the conduct of others merits ethical consideration. The risk of harm to that person becomes an essential ethical consideration in deciding what information to disclose and how to disclose it.
You must follow ethical guidelines issued by regulatory committees in order to ensure the safety of the participants of a study, the public at large, and that of the researcher himself/herself.