IMED2003 Midterm: Revision 16 Notes

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Ethical analysis should be extended to cultural, gender, ethnic and geographical considerations. Debate continues because of discrepancies over the meaning and priority of the belmont report"s basic ethical principles: Data, samples or exhaled breath that can be identified as belonging to a living human* Use of de-(non) identified cell lines, dna, data etc is not human research (national institutes of health, usa) Use of anonymized samples still = human research. A code of ethics is only a code and carries no legal imperative. If a person acts unethically, their institution may take actions (revoking licenses, withdraw funding etc) A person must be guilty of a crime in order to be punished in a court of law. An act" is supported by the law. Researchers should provide clear and comprehensive information about: The form in which the data will be stored. I. specific,extended or unspecified consent for future research or.