Case Study: A multinational COVID symptom checker application

Case study in open access casebook addresses complex and important ethical challenges arising when health-related research in conducted in the context of epidemics and pandemics. The book provides contextually-rich real-world case studies illustrating research ethics issues encountered by researchers, ethics reviewers and regulators around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The accompanying commentaries outline relevant conceptual approaches and ethical considerations. These promote understanding and reflection on relevant ethical issues, ethical approaches and competing considerations in a manner supporting thoughtful evaluation of their implications for practice.