Learn how to conduct ethical research with adults who have impaired decision-making capacity. This course is a 2-week introductory course with an estimated 2 hours of learning per week, offering a digital certificate upon eligibility.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
Understand the benefits and reasons for mainstreaming genetic testing
- Describe content and process of informed consent
- Explain cognitive impairment, competence and decisional capacity
- Identify research participants who might have impaired decision making capacity
- Describe assessments of decision making capacity
- Evaluate the conduct of research in participants with impaired decision-making capacity
- Describe types of consent applicable to research participants with impaired decision making capacity
- Explain how Institutional Research Board and researchers could protect research participants with impaired decision-making capacity
Course Duration: 2 Weeks
Skill Level: Beginner
Credits Earned: 1
Certification: Yes