Expert perspectives on ethics review of international data-intensive research: Working towards mutual recognition:

Research Ethics

Edward SDove¹ 

关键词: data-intensive research;    ethics review;    international research;    mutual recognition;    research ethics;    research ethics committees;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1747016117711972

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Life sciences research is increasingly international and data-intensive. Researchers work in multi-jurisdictional teams or formally established research consortia to exchange data and conduct research using computation of multiple sources and volumes of data at multiple sites and through multiple pathways. Despite the internationalization and data intensification of research, the same ethics review process as applies to single-site studies in one country tends to apply to multi-site studies in multiple countries. Because of the standard requirement for multi-jurisdictional or multi-site ethics review, international research projects are subjected to multiple ethics reviews of the same research protocol. Consequently, the reviews may be redundant and resource-consuming, whilst the opinions delivered by ethics committees may be inconsistent both within and across jurisdictions. In this article, we present findings based on interviews conducted with international experts in research ethics on the topic of et...

【 授权许可】

CC BY