Friday afternoon’s funny – Research ethics review is not a race
The research ethics review of proposed human research, especially high risk clinical trials is not a race. And potential participants aren’t trapped objects held prisoner waiting to be experimented on. But sometimes it can feel that is exactly how researchers and institutional review arrangements approach it. As depicted by this humorous Don Mayne cartoon. Institutions must strive to ensure that the framing of its research ethics review is based upon resourcing reflective practice and that is how it should approached by its research community.