Biomedical Research Archives

Biomedical Research Course by ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has mandated a uniform research methodology course called ‘Basic Course in Biomedical Research’ in order to improve the research skills of Indian medical postgraduates (PG) and teachers in medical institutions.

The course will be offered in online mode by ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), Chennai and will explain the fundamental concepts of research methodology in health. It will be delivered through video lectures and reading materials. The students will be awarded with a certificate based on their evaluation of the lecture wise assignments and a final proctored exam.

The enrollment for the course is open throughout the year. There is no deadline for enrolment into the course or for submission of assignments

The participants can learn on their own pace and schedule. They will be eligible for exam registration once they secure the cut off scores in assignments. The students are required to score at least 50 per cent in every assignment for 23 lectures. The candidates can then register for the proctored exam for the upcoming schedule.

The exam registration link for the next available date will be provided as the participant successfully secures a minimum score of 50 per cent in every assignment for 23 lectures.

To register for examination, the participant will have to fill-up an online form and pay the examination fees of ₹ 1,000 online. The city-wise list of examination centres will be made available at the time of registration.

The next exam date for the course is set for February 25, 2024

The course will be available on the websites of SWAYAM (https://swayam.gov.in) and ICMRNIE (https://nie.gov.in/icmr_sph/BCBR.html).

Enrollment into BCBR will be open throughout the year and the participants can access the course according to their individual schedule.

Click here to read more

Source: https://www.nmc.org.in/

Ethical Guidelines for the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare by the ICMR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are certainly the game-changer in the space of healthcare. A wide variety of exciting and future-looking applications of AI/ML techniques and platforms are available now. Identification of disease, screening, making diagnosis, medical imaging, intelligent health operations management, personalized medicine to digital surveillance for public health, outbreak prediction, and drug discovery are only some of the emerging uses of AI/ML.

However, AI as data-driven technology has many potential ethical challenges which include algorithmic transparency and explainability, clarity on liability, accountability and oversight, bias and discrimination

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has come up with the country’s first Ethical Guidelines for the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare to provide an ethical framework for the development of AI-based tools which will benefit all stakeholders. These guidelines apply to AI based tools created for all biomedical and health research and applications involving human participants and/or their biological data.

The purpose of the Guideline is to provide an ethics framework which can assist in the development, deployment, and adoption of AI-based solutions for biomedical research and healthcare delivery. The guidelines are intended for all stakeholders involved in research on artificial intelligence in healthcare, including creators, developers, technicians, researchers, clinicians, ethics committees, institutions, sponsors, and funding organizations.

The document includes separate sections addressing ethical principles for AI in health, guiding principles for stakeholders, ethics review process, governance of AI use for healthcare and research, and informed consent process involving human participants and their data. The guideline has been formulated after extensive discussions with subject experts, researchers and ethicists

Click here to read Ethical Guidelines

Source:https://main.icmr.nic.in/content/ethical-guidelines-application-artificial-intelligence-biomedical-research-and-healthcare