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374 Operationalization of a Translational Ethics Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2024

Jeffrey Farroni
Affiliation:
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Vicki McNamara
Affiliation:
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Elise Smith
Affiliation:
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
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Abstract

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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Within our CTSA hub, greater emphasis is on understanding innovation and human health impact of translational science writ large rather than focus on translational research projects. Our program is restructured to reflect distinguishing ethical features of translational science which are complimentary to traditional research ethics issues. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: This descriptive analysis depicts the development of our ethics program as an exemplar of how to integrate into the research enterprise of an academic health science center that engages in translational research. Our relational approach is predicated on the embodiment of ethical values by all who are involved in research committed to proactive dialog, team building, and collaboration. This translational research culture is facilitated by a multidisciplinary ethics team who are embedded throughout the translational research enterprise. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Our program is integrated into a translational science enterprise within a CTSA hub in four areas: relational structure (from leadership team to community engagement), education (from trainees to the research community to the public), support (through ethics consultation with multiple touchpoints in the translational science pathway), and team science (from team on-boarding and communication to D&I research of team science interventions). We have developed a research agenda examining research ethics topics that increase quality, applicability and downstream social impact of research; understanding translational science through historical and science & technologies studies lenses, and ethnographic and mixed-method approaches to understanding team science and the science of team science. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The integration of a translational ethics program provides attention to traditional research ethics issues regarding study conduct and integrity but also transcends those concerns to focus on the translational science enterprise itself through relationships, cultivating trust, team science, DEIA, and social responsibility.

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