Committees of ethics in research: from technical and scientific language to normatization

Abstract

The aim of this article is to discuss the role of the Ethics in Research and its responsibility for the adoption of future health policies. First, we present the institutional, functional and organizational characteristics of the system CEP / CONEP established by Resolution no. 196/1996 CNS and subsequently the changes suffered as a result of the approval of Resolution no. 466/2012 and no. 510/2016 also from CNS and its national influences. To this end, we investigate its legal guidelines, combined with the Single Health System (SUS), evaluating the use of technical-scientific language. Finally, the importance of including expert opinions on research involving human subjects, as those responsible for the affirmation of brazilian health law, analyzing the controversial court case involving the local population of Amapá state, which has become known as "human guinea pigs". We concluded, following which the Research Ethics Committee is the organization responsible for the future of the health system, precisely by established institutional communications when the authorization of such studies involving human subjects.