Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, 6th floor auditorium
Recommended Prerequisites
NONE
Module Goals
Scientific exposition, discourse and ethics are fundamental principles to the conduct of responsible basic, translational and clinical research. This course will use a combination of didactic lectures and interactive group discussion to explore key elements of these principles under the broad headings of: 1) Principles of Ethical Conduct and Protection of Research Subjects; 2) Scientific Fraud, Plagiarism and Data Misrepresentation – Flagrant and Unintended; 3) Privacy and Confidentiality in the Genome Era (Data Sharing/Validation/Clinical Translation); 4) Authorship Responsibility in the Spirit of Collaboration and Intellectual Property Protection; and 5) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Science. The format of each lecture will be both didactic, with the lecturer discussing fundamental issues and principles relevant to the topic, and interactive with opportunity for open discussion of a foundational aspect of the subject being addressed in the lecture.
Evaluation Method
End of course exam with a combination of short- and long- answer questions based on information discussed in the lectures, and supplemented with materials provided by the lecturers, and an end-of-course assignment which will involve discussion of a problem-based ‘scenario’. The topics for the ‘scenarios’ will provided by the course co-directors. The ‘exam’ will count for 50% of the final mark and the in-class problem/discussion session will count for 50%.
Schedule
Date
Instructor
Lecture
September 27
Jim Whitlock
How do children in Canada (and the rest of the world) access promising new cancer therapies?
October 4
Stephen Scherer
Privacy and Confidentiality in the Genome Era (Data Sharing/Validation/Clinical Translation)
October 11
David Malkin
Authorship Responsibility in the Spirit of Collaboration and Intellectual Property Protection
October 18
Ivan Topisirovic*
Biomedical Research: Ethos, Logos... and Pathos (on research misconduct)
October 25
Beth Stephenson
Principles of Ethical Conduct and Protection of Research Subjects
November 1
Bojana Stefanovic
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Science
November 8
Jim Woodgett
Research Ethics: Responsibilities and Best Practices
