Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 09/10/2009

Findings of Research Misconduct

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Norma Couvertier, APT Foundation: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the APT Foundation and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Norma Couvertier, former Research Assistant II, APT Foundation in New Haven, Connecticut, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), award R37 DA015969. Specifically, ORI found that Ms. Couvertier engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and fabricating data that were reported on Participant Urine Monitoring and Breathalyzer Result Forms (CRFs) completed by the Respondent for thirty two (32) of the enrolled study participants in the computer Based Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT4CBT) research study. A total of 253 alcohol breathalyzer (BALS) results were recorded for the 32 participants as being 0.000 indicating no alcohol detected, rather than the code 999 used when no breathalyzer test was done. ORI also found that Ms. Couvetier, on 253 oc