Development of an institutional curriculum in ethics and public health

Bioethics teaching has traditionally focused on classroom activities, but there is a widely recognized need for professional development opportunities for people with active scientific, clinical or administrative duties. Moreover, there is a shortage of evaluations of ethics programs and curricula....

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Autores principales: Cañete,Roberto, Prior,Ada, Brito,Katia, Guilhem,Dirce, Novaes,Maria R, Goodman,Kenneth W
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Publicado: Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de Chile 2013
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spelling oai:scielo:S1726-569X20130002000092013-12-17Development of an institutional curriculum in ethics and public healthCañete,RobertoPrior,AdaBrito,KatiaGuilhem,DirceNovaes,Maria RGoodman,Kenneth W training program bioethics public health postgraduate education Bioethics teaching has traditionally focused on classroom activities, but there is a widely recognized need for professional development opportunities for people with active scientific, clinical or administrative duties. Moreover, there is a shortage of evaluations of ethics programs and curricula. In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed hygiene, epidemiology and microbiology professionals who attended 7 ethics courses in Matanzas province, Cuba. The curriculum consisted of 2 main themes: research ethics and public health ethics. The survey comprised pre- and post-test assessments and in-depth interviews of all participants 3 months after the end of each course. Most attendees (i) appeared to demonstrate increased of knowledge in research and public health ethics, including international guidelines, (ii) gave positive assessments of the courses and (iii) affirmed the importance and pertinence of such training activities. This small study is suggestive of the kinds of professional development opportunities available in limited resource settings.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCentro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de ChileActa bioethica v.19 n.2 20132013-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1726-569X2013000200009en10.4067/S1726-569X2013000200009
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bioethics
public health
postgraduate education
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bioethics
public health
postgraduate education
Cañete,Roberto
Prior,Ada
Brito,Katia
Guilhem,Dirce
Novaes,Maria R
Goodman,Kenneth W
Development of an institutional curriculum in ethics and public health
description Bioethics teaching has traditionally focused on classroom activities, but there is a widely recognized need for professional development opportunities for people with active scientific, clinical or administrative duties. Moreover, there is a shortage of evaluations of ethics programs and curricula. In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed hygiene, epidemiology and microbiology professionals who attended 7 ethics courses in Matanzas province, Cuba. The curriculum consisted of 2 main themes: research ethics and public health ethics. The survey comprised pre- and post-test assessments and in-depth interviews of all participants 3 months after the end of each course. Most attendees (i) appeared to demonstrate increased of knowledge in research and public health ethics, including international guidelines, (ii) gave positive assessments of the courses and (iii) affirmed the importance and pertinence of such training activities. This small study is suggestive of the kinds of professional development opportunities available in limited resource settings.
author Cañete,Roberto
Prior,Ada
Brito,Katia
Guilhem,Dirce
Novaes,Maria R
Goodman,Kenneth W
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title Development of an institutional curriculum in ethics and public health
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title_full Development of an institutional curriculum in ethics and public health
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title_sort development of an institutional curriculum in ethics and public health
publisher Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de Chile
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