Basics of Ethics in Health Sciences Research
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module, participants will have an understanding of the basics and principles of ethics in health research, and they will have gained deeper knowledge in selected areas of research integrity, data management and open science. They will have gained knowledge and skills to recognize navigate various difficult areas of ethics in research.
Topics/Content
The course will cover topics which include the history and principles of research ethics, research integrity, conflicts of interest, ethics of authorship, essential data management practices and key issues in open access. The course aims at providing a foundational introduction to these areas, as well as reflexive and critical skills to understand the motivation for, and necessity of ethical values, principles and ethically justified research practice.
Activities / Program
The course is programmed over two days and includes a combination of seminar style interventions, with questions, group discussions and interactive activities, as well as focused group work, case studies and student presentation. It will be delivered by a team of seven academics, each of whom are experts in the topics they will be teaching.
Students will receive preparatory material in advance. The course will be assessed with an online, open book written exam with multiple choice questions.
Basic information
| Number | E046.AC1.25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | Thu, 22 May 2025 |
| Times | 09:15-17:15 |
| Course location | Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM room 320 third floor and room 220 second floor |
| Lead | PhD Agomoni Ganguli Mitra, course coordinator Dr. habil. Olga Churakova, Dr. Christine Krebs, |
| Seats max. | 40 people |
| Course language | English |
| Registration deadline | 31.03.2025 |
| Format | Individual event from Public Health Sciences Course Program You will receive a certificate of attendance. |
| Governing Unit |
Faculty of Medicine University of Bern Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS) |
| ECTS info |
1 ECTS points will be credited for this course For an accreditation of the ECTS, a minimum of 80% attendance and active participation incl. completion of assignments and assessments are required. |
Target audience
Open to PhD students of Graduate School for Health Sciences and of Public Health Sciences Course Program, University of Bern.
Application and admission procedure
GHS administration and PHS program manager decides on the final admission.
Costs
Amount still open
Administrative / Payment modalities
Registration fees are waived for PhD students of the University of Bern, who commit to the whole course attendance.
- Priority for this course will be given to PhD students of the Graduate School for Health Sciences (GHS).
- To avoid being invoiced, it is mandatory that you indicate your institute and the matriculation number upon registration for the course.
Please note cancellation regulations below.
Cancellation regulations
These cancellation rules apply to PhD students of the University of Bern.
Processing fee of CHF 100 will be applied for:
- Cancellations after 3 weeks before the first course day (late cancellations)
- Participants with course attendance of less than 80% of the on-site course time
- Absence on the first day of the course (considered as a late cancellation)
Course attendance must be cancelled no later than 3 weeks before the first course day. Write an email to phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch.
The cancellation has to be confirmed by the course coordination.
For your registration the General Terms and Conditions of the PHS Course Program apply.
Contact
University of Bern
Public Health Sciences Course Program
c/o Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 684 34 04