The Establishment of Research Ethics Consultation Services (RECS): An Emerging Research Resource
Open Access
- 6 December 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Translational Science
- Vol. 6 (1), 40-44
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.12008
Abstract
Emphasis on translational research to facilitate progression from the laboratory into the community also creates a dynamic in which ethics and social policy questions and solutions are ever pressing. In response, academic institutions are creating Research Ethics Consultation Services (RECS). All Clinical Translational Science Award institutions were surveyed in early 2010 to determine which institutions have a RECS in operation and what is their composition and function. Of the 46 institutions surveyed, 33 (70%) have a RECS. Only 15 RECS have received any consult requests in the last year. Issues that are common among these relatively nascent services include relationships with institutional oversight committees, balancing requestor concerns about confidentiality with research integrity and human subjects protection priorities, tracking consult data and outcomes, and developing systems for internal evaluation. There is variability in how these issues are approached. It will be important to be attentive to the institutional context to develop an appropriate approach. Further data about the issues raised by requestors and the recommendations provided are necessary to build a community of scholars who can navigate and resolve ethical issues encountered along the translational research pathway. Clin Trans Sci 2013; Volume 6: 40–44Keywords
This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
- Mapping the inputs, analyses, and outputs of biobank research systems to identify sources of incidental findings and individual research results for potential return to participantsGenetics in Medicine, 2012
- Ethical Issues in Developing Pharmacogenetic Research Partnerships With American Indigenous CommunitiesClinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2011
- Biomedical Scientists' Perceptions of Ethical and Social Implications: Is There a Role for Research Ethics Consultation?PLOS ONE, 2009
- Obtaining Consent for Future Research with Induced Pluripotent Cells: Opportunities and ChallengesPLoS Biology, 2009
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics supportJournal of Biomedical Informatics, 2008
- Sharing Data and Experience: Using the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) “Moral Community” to Improve Research Ethics ConsultationAmerican Journal of Bioethics, 2008
- Strangers at the Benchside: Research Ethics ConsultationAmerican Journal of Bioethics, 2008
- The Uneasy Ethical and Legal Underpinnings of Large-Scale Genomic BiobanksAnnual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, 2007
- Viewpoint: Developing a Research Ethics Consultation Service to Foster Responsive and Responsible Clinical ResearchAcademic Medicine, 2007
- Incidental Findings in Brain Imaging ResearchScience, 2006