Rose Gaiteiro

Vice Chair, Research Ethics Board, The Hospital for Sick Children

Rose Gaiteiro holds a Masters of Science in Nursing and has been a Nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children for over 33 years in a variety of roles. She has 28 years experience in Critical Care, where began her career in research as a coordinator. She later transitioned to leading her own research as a Project Investigator in the areas of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, research and its impact on Nursing Workload, and efficacy of Critical Care Response Teams. Her ongoing deep interest in ethics and research led her to become a coordinator in the Research Ethics office at SickKids. Since February 2015, Rose has been one of the Vice-Chairs of the REB at SickKids. Rose is also on faculty at Seneca College in the department of Health Sciences (Nursing).

Informed consent? I have an app for that!! Thinking outside the (paper) box for the informed consent process Presentation

All Sessions by Rose Gaiteiro

  • Thursday April 11th


  • 15:45  - 16:45
    The informed consent process is a keystone to the ethical conduct of research in human subjects, yet it is one fraught with challenges. The traditional default in many situations, to date, has been to rely on a written paper document that we assume provides information in a clear and understandable format. The signature that accompanies this document is also assumed to ensure participant comprehension of study details and the associated risks involved. However, current processes often fail to deliver these basic requirements. As technology continues to rapidly advance and become more and more integrated into everyday life, it is incumbent on Research Ethics Boards (REBs) to lead the trend to evaluate alternative, application-based methods of improving the informed consent process for both participants and researchers. Research involving children and adolescents is especially well situated to explore non-traditional consent mechanisms, as young people today are intimately linked to technology and digital formats. Our interactive presentation will explore the inherent strengths and weaknesses of adopting an application based consent process and what implications that will have for participants researchers, and Research Ethics Boards. Keywords: App, consent
    Breakout Sessions
    Where
    Meeting Room # 4-8




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