Activity

Activity ID

4443

Expires

August 22, 2026

Format Type

Journal-based

CME Credit

1

Fee

$20

CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics

Description of CME Course

Correctional health research requires important safeguards to ensure that research participation is ethically conducted. In addition to having disproportionately low educational attainment and low literacy, incarcerated people suffer from health-related conditions that can affect cognition (e.g., traumatic brain injury, substance use disorders, mental illness). Yet modified informed consent processes that assess participants’ comprehension of the risks and benefits of participation are not required by relevant federal guidelines. A push to assess comprehension of informed consent documents is particularly timely given an increase in demand for correctional health research in the context of criminal justice reform. We argue that comprehension assessments can identify persons who should be excluded from research and help those who will ultimately participate in studies better understand the risks and benefits of their participation.

doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.peer3-1709

Disclaimers
1. This activity is part of the AMA Journal of Ethics.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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No

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Educational Objectives

1. Explain a new or unfamiliar viewpoint on a topic of ethical or professional conduct
2. Evaluate the usefulness of this information for his or her practice, teaching, or conduct
3. Decide whether and when to apply the new information to his or her practice, teaching, or conduct

Keywords

Ethics, Psychiatry, Research, Methods, Statistics, Neurology, Trauma and Injury

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Additional Information

doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.peer3-1709

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