My Ethics, Your Ethics…Ethics for Everyone

Name: My Ethics, Your Ethics...Ethics for Everyone
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Prof Butkow has been part of the university of the Witwatersrand for over 30 years in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, he

also serves on the Human Research Ethics Committee (medical) which processes the local applications for research ethics approval and

evaluates post graduate research from Masters to Doctorate and PhD, as well as, non-post graduate and research collaborations that

primarily deal with new innovations in medicine and pharmacology. Prof Butkow is involved in a range of medico legal matters and

continues to act as a medical expert for victims. He is also a facilitator and a trainer at lifeline Johannesburg and has facilitated over 10

groups of counsellors since COVID.

Category: Online Webinar

Description

The maintenance of ethical standards ensures that clinical research has and continues to have a crucial role to play in the development of and guidelines for diagnoses and management of many human specific diseases and illnesses. Good ethics implies excellent science and ensures the safety of participants in clinical trials. Whether participants are healthy volunteers or from a select group of patients, their Human Rights remain an integral part of their identity and must be protected, along with their autonomy. Looking back, there have been some egregious transgressions, many perpetrated not just by the Nazi’s but also their alleys. As recently as 1971,”The Stanford Experiment revealed some disturbing practices and fundamental infringements of participants’ rights. Please join us on this journey as we look back, and look forward to improving the standards’ required for clinical research.