Director, NeuroEthics Program
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Neuroethics & Bioethics Support for Research and Trials
The Cleveland FES Center offers its members a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team or core to help with the developing and designing ethical research processes, taking into account major implications to consider before, during and after research studies.
This research core comprises a team of experienced ethics professionals who focus on the clinical, research, and practical interests of the work. The goal of this core is to assist researchers in thoroughly investigating the ethical questions that can and do arise and helping them prepare for or answer these questions while minimizing health risks. Our ethics experts help investigators balance achieving research goals, creating a beneficial experience for participants, and gauging the risks inherent in the research.
Researchers can work with the ethics core to receive:
- Consultative case-by-case ethics support to enrich study planning, design, and proposal writing.
- Lifecycle planning and assistance for research projects.
- Comprehensive reviews of study design and development.
- Scientific support for research protocols and processes.
- Support to assist with Data and Safety Monitoring Board guidelines.
- Consent instruction and support relative to participants and team members.
- Educational opportunities for investigators, team members, and trainees.
- Collaborative assistance for individual studies and multi-site projects.
- Translational science proposal development.
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Susan E. Watson Professor and Chair, Department of Bioethics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Ethics, MetroHealth Medical Center
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
MetroHealth Center for Rehabilitation Research
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Assistant Director of Research Programs, Clinical and Translational
Science Collaborative
Case Western Reserve University
Clinical Research Project Manager
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor of Bioethics
Case Western Reserve University
Medical Student
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Master’s Student in Bioethics,
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
How to Contact the Ethics Core
Please email ethics@fescenter.org to reach the team and request support.