BMS1042 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Identifiability, Human Reproduction, Egalitarianism
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Lecture 11 | ethics at the heart of health research. To describe how research ethics committees came into being and what they aim to achieve. To define key terminology regarding research ethics and integrity. To describe the process of reviewing an ethics application. To outli(cid:374)e the pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iples of the nhm c(cid:859)s natio(cid:374)al tate(cid:373)e(cid:374)t o(cid:374) ethi(cid:272)al co(cid:374)du(cid:272)t i(cid:374) esear(cid:272)h involving humans (2007) Before wwii scientists and medical professionals were expected to self-regulate own research and treatments to ensure they were ethically acceptable. Public confidence in the integrity of scientists to maintain ethical standards as (cid:858)reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le(cid:859) Self-regulation and peer-review aimed to uphold standards of scientific integrity and care of experimental subjects (cid:894)1964(cid:895): world medi(cid:272)al asso(cid:272)iatio(cid:374)(cid:859)s code of ethi(cid:272)s. States: patient welfare is primary responsibility of all researchers and medical professionals. Australia: natio(cid:374)al health a(cid:374)d medi(cid:272)al esear(cid:272)h cou(cid:374)(cid:272)il(cid:859)s (cid:894)nhm c(cid:895) Should be well designed in line with current knowledge, including from animal studies.