Informed consent in research: a student medical perspective of Latin America

Abstract

 Mr. Editor:
Ethics in research is fundamental to safeguard the welfare of the participants. The use of informed consent (IC) defined as: "voluntary authorization, by a research subject, with full understanding of the risks involved, for diagnostic or research procedures, and for further treatment", aims to provide understandable information so that the subject knows the procedure, purposes, benefits, advantages and disadvantages involved in the intervention, being an autonomous participation and with full knowledge.
The researcher is paramount in this process; Thus, training in bioethics allows reflection on actions and consequences at the time of research, ensuring that ethical standards are met. Therefore, from the undergraduate level, the foundation in bioethics is key. Motivated to obtain a perception about the knowledge and elaboration of IQ in a research context in Latin American medical students, a statistical survey was carried out through 5 questions in a Google Docs form, as a preamble to the videoconference "Informed Consent in scientific research ", which was broadcast on the YouTube platform, and was carried out by the Permanent Scientific Evaluation and Development Committee (CPEDEC) of the Latin American Federation of Scientific Societies of Medical Students (FELSOCEM).