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Research Ethics Committee (CEP)

Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa

The Research Ethics Committee (CEP) is an interdisciplinary and independent collegiate body of public relevance, created to defend the interests of the participant in their integrity and dignity.

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CEP atttibutions:

  • To evaluate research protocols involving human beings, with priority in matters of public relevance;
  • To issue an opinion, duly justified, always with the principles of impersonality, transparency, reasonableness, proportionality and efficiency;
  • To issue an opinion, duly justified, always with the principles of impersonality, transparency, reasonableness, proportionality and efficiency;
  • To play an educational and advisory role in ethical issues;
  • To monitor the development of projects;
  • To receive reports of abuse or notification of adverse events that may alter the course of the study;
  • To require the establishment of verification to the direction of the institution and / or organization.