Numbers are roughly equivalent throughout the industrialized western world.
Yet there is considerable disagreement in both principle and practice with respect to the ethics of AD research. The case scenarios presented in this module present largely unresolved and highly debatable issues for discussion, if not for resolution. This course covers the key issues that arise when research is conducted with dementia patients. Method Participants read and discuss the primary goals of federal and institutional regulations and other guidelines regarding research with human subjects. Distribution of scenarios to the students and faculty.