| Thursday, July 14, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
| The Nurse Researcher: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls and Perils | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Discuss the worldwide historical antecedents and evolution of the informed consent process and concomitant responsibilities | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Describe the liabilities of all participants in conducting research with human subjects | |||
| Current research practices are driven by prior malfeasances that shocked the international community. Nuremburg, Helsinki, Willowbrook, Tuskegee, the thalidomide tragedy and other notorious events created a public outcry for the protection of human subjects participating in research. This symposium will explore the impact these seminal events have had on the evolution of current research policies and the legal responsibilities of the researchers. The development of investigational review boards, human subjects committees and informed consent are only one part of this process. Today, the nurse researcher is fairly steeped in bioethics, but there is little said about the legal responsibilities of all participants in the research process. This symposium will address the scope of legal responsibilities involved in recruitment, group assignment, informed consent; wait listing, data collection, withdrawal from participation and other aspects of the research process. The legal responsibilities of those who are “peripherally” involved (staff nurse, data analyzer) will be discussed as well. The research process often involves collaboration between academic and care-providing institutions. The legal responsibilities of organizations involved and their staff will be addressed. Suggestions will be made for appropriate institutional checks and balances to insure compliance with the law, in addition to meeting moral and ethical responsibilities. | |||
| Organizer: | Constance A. Morrison, RN, MSN, CNS, NP, MBA, JD | ||
| Presenters: | Jane G. Dresser, APRN-BC Jean Chronis-Kuhn, RN, CNS, MS | ||
| From Ethical Issue to Legal Mandate Constance A. Morrison, RN, MSN, CNS, NP, MBA, JD | |||
| From Heinous to Humane: Lest History Repeat Itself Jane G. Dresser, APRN-BC | |||
| From the PI to the Periphery: Protecting All Participants in the Research Process Jean Chronis-Kuhn, RN, CNS, MS | |||