OasisLMS

This two-hour educational event examined the historical and ethical foundations of modern human research protections at the site where the Belmont Report was developed in the 1970s. Opening remarks were given by local and federal officials followed by a facilitated panel with human research protection experts, researchers, and community voices. Content addressed the U.S. Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male at Tuskegee and Macon County, AL; the National Research Act; the development of the Belmont Report; and the Belmont principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice, and their application to contemporary research decisions and safeguards.

1. List and describe the three basic ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report.
2. Understand the history for why the Belmont Report was developed.
3. Identify two characteristics that make research different from clinical practice.