Penn Bioethics Seminar | Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH

Reexamining the ethics of dual-role consent

https://zoom.us/j/865415752 

Classic statements of research ethics advise against permitting physician-investigators to obtain consent for research from patients with whom they have a concurrent treatment relationship.

Reticence about “dual-role” consent reflects the view that distinct normative commitments govern research and care and that blurring the research-care boundary disserves patients.  In this presentation, I will reexamine three arguments against “dual role” consent.  I will then present pilot data from a preliminary empirical study examining the attitudes of physician-investigators regarding dual-role consent in the context of oncology.  Approximately half of the session time will be reserved for group discussion and brainstorming regarding future project directions.

Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine

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