Development of an Accessible Self-Assessment Tool for Research Ethics Committees in Developing Countries

In response to increased research being performed in developing countries, many research ethics committees (RECs) have been established, but the quality of their ethics review systems remains unknown. Evaluating the performance of an REC remains a challenging task. Absent an accreditation process, a...

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Published in:Journal of empirical research on human research ethics 2010-09, Vol.5 (3), p.85-96
Main Authors: Sleem, Hany, Abdelhai, Rehab Abdelhai Ahmed, Al-Abdallat, Imad, Al-Naif, Mohammed, Gabr, Hala Mansour, Kehil, Et-taher, Sadiq, Bakr Bin, Yousri, Reham, Elsayed, Dyaeldin, Sulaiman, Suad, Silverman, Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Certification
Consent forms
Developing Countries
Educational Measurement - methods
Ethics committees
Ethics Committees, Research
Ethics, Research - education
Humans
Institutional Ethics
Institutional review boards
LDCs
Medical ethics
Medical research
Middle East
Moral development
Professional Autonomy
Professional ethics
Research ethics
Research tools
Researchers
Review committees
Self evaluation
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Summary:In response to increased research being performed in developing countries, many research ethics committees (RECs) have been established, but the quality of their ethics review systems remains unknown. Evaluating the performance of an REC remains a challenging task. Absent an accreditation process, a selfassessment mechanism would provide RECs a way to review their policies and processes against recognized international standards. We describe a self-assessment tool that was developed and reviewed by REC members and researchers from the Middle East. This tool reflects pragmatic aspects of human subjects protection, is based on international standards, is straightforward in its completion, and its items are relevant to the administrative processes that exist in many RECs in the developing world.
ISSN:1556-2646
1556-2654
DOI:10.1525/jer.2010.5.3.85