Institutional Ethics Committee
KBH Dental College – Institutional Ethics Committee
INTRODUCTION:
Institutional Ethics committee’s role is to promote and safeguard the dignity, rights and well being of the patient and all stakeholders of the institute, by providing ethical guidelines, education in ethical principles and the necessary resources to monitor and implement ethical decisions.
COMPOSITION:
Ethics committee is supposed to be multidisciplinary and multisectorial in composition, includes relevant scientific and legal expertise, with balanced age, gender and ethnic distribution, as well as lay persons representing the concerns of wider community.
| Sr No. | Name | Designation | Gender | Affiliation to dental college |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Atish Mundada | Chairperson | Male | No |
| 2 | Dr. Amit Agrawal | Secretary | Male | Yes |
| 3 | Dr. Sachin Dahiwelkar | Clinician | Male | Yes |
| 4 | Dr. Sapna Vankudre | Basic Research | Female | Yes |
| 5 | Mr. Anil Pawar | Layperson | Male | No |
| 6 | Mr. Prashant Dalal | Social Rep | Male | No |
| 7 | Adv. Vikram Sakorkar | Legal Advisor | Male | No |
VISION:
1.To promote high ethical standards in research for health.
2.Bring bioethics into the mainstream of all health care academics, clinical and research applications.
3.Formulate a mechanism whereby any research planned to be carried out in the institution should be first understood and approved by the ethical committee (wherever applicable).
4.Inculcate ethical principles deep in the researcher’s conscious that will help them for life.
OBJECTIVES:
1.Primary objective is to protect potential participants in research.
2.Evaluate the potential risk and benefits for the community in which the research will be carried out.
3.Offer assistance in addressing ethical issues that arise in patient care and facilitate sounds decision making that respects participant’s values, concerns and interests.
4.To make sure that everybody understands and follows the basic ethical principles: autonomy, non-malfeasance, beneficence, justice, fidelity, veracity and affiliation.
STRATEGIES:
1.To train ethicists and ethics committee members.
2.Promote ethical concepts among various stakeholders of the institution.
3.Foster a sense of ethical practices that will enhance the quality of health care.
FUNCTIONS:
1.Formulate and publish Ethical guidelines for the institution.
2.Ensure these guidelines are understood and accepted by the students and staff of the institution and wider community.
3.Ethical review of research proposals and the conduct of research at the institution.
4.Periodic review of ethical decisions taken to ensure they fall within the guidelines provided.
5.Provide a mechanism for arranging consultation on urgent ethical problems.
6.Serve as advisors and educators rather than decision makers.