ePCTs and Health System Ethical Obligations

May 2026 - Grand Rounds 66, Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH, presented, “ePCTs and Health System Ethical Obligations.”

Speakers

Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH 
Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dracopoulos Rising Professor of Bioethics, Berman Institute of Bioethics

Learning Objectives

  • Identify ethical challenges arising in embedded pragmatic clinical trials that require institutional involvement for appropriate ethical management.
  • Identify ethical obligations for health care institutions when participating in or leading embedded pragmatic clinical trials.
  • Describe practical strategies for supporting the ethical conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials.