E12 - The Regulation and Ethics of the Return of Research Results to Human Subjects

More and more research initiatives and funding agencies are asking researchers to focus on social justice and equity. Even more so, researchers are being asked to improve equity by considering inclusivity and enrolling or recruiting race or ethnic minorities/participants. Researchers and ethics professionals have a moral obligation to learn and understand the medical experimentation history from colonial times to the present (Washington, H. A. (2006). Medical apartheid: The dark history of medical experimentation on Black Americans from colonial times to the present. New York: Doubleday.). What we do with this information during the consent process and during recruitment is critical to slowly building back trust with participants while focusing on equity and justice. This session will allow for conversation on the potential for exploitation.