4th December 2023
A successful webinar of the EAPE Section on Ethics was organized by the President of the Section Prof. Luigi Campanella and was coordinated by Prof. Iolanda Francolini.
Following Greetings and Introductory remarks, three speakers took the floor:
1. Luigi Campanella, Former General Secretary of the EAPE
2. Leslie Ebdon, EAPE President
3. George Christodoulou, EAPE President-Elect.
The theme of the webinar was "Ethics of Science as a guide to the Behavior of Researchers". Some important points that were highlighted were the following:
1. The health of human subjects who agree to participate in research are of first priority.
2. Negative in addition to positive results should be communicated (published) because if this does not happen, in Meta-Analyses false conclusions can be drawn.
3. Various theories of Ethics were presented and it was concluded that these theories should be put to practice in combination and that each case should be considered on its own merits.
4. The issue of patents was raised and ethical issues associated with them were discussed.
Many thanks to Luigi and all the contributors to this important event.
George Christodoulou President Elect, EAPE