Human Tissue Ethics Workshop (for researchers in the Faculty of Biological Sciences and Medicine and Health)

Course Code
50119023

Course has already taken place

Provider
OD&PL

Tutor(s):

Suitability
This course is suitable for all researchers in the Faculty of
Biological Sciences and Medicine and Health

Date(s)
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 13:00 to 15:00

Max Places:
30

Description
A 2 hour course that offers an introduction to the Human Tissue Act and
its importance in ethics and governance at Leeds and will include:

• What is the HTA?
• How is the HTA implemented?
• How this applies at Leeds
• The academic perspective on complying with HTA and setting up a tissue
bank
• Codes of practice
• Exceptions to the HTA
• Informed consent.

This workshop is for all researchers in the Faculty and will be a
mixture of input from the tutors and group discussion.