While Dr. Filipovna acknowledges the cultural difference, he pressed his foreign colleagues to see the practice from the perspective of the U.S. researchers. A compromise agreement cannot be made that would provide added safeguards to preserve the confidentiality of participants/patients. The U.S. researchers must consider terminating their participation in the study.

If you wish to pursue further discussion on this topic we suggest you do it within the context of your program, or with your peers and colleagues.