HSBH1007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Animal Testing, Occupational Safety And Health, Deontological Ethics

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Health Science
• Course: HSBH1007
• Professor: Justin McNab

Document Summary

All research involving human participants requires ethical approval. Working out the right thing to do. Consists of values and principles (indicate behaviours, if something is right or wrong) The right way to use biology or medicine. Eg. donating organs for money, scientific alterations to food crops, animal testing. Duty to act in line with universal moral rules regardless of the consequences. Outcome of actions defines whether an action is right or wrong. Act in a way to produce most good (utilitarianism) Assess the outcomes to determine the greatest good. Values/principles that help researchers work out what they can and cant do. Decide whether it is ethical (safe, respectful) Provide advice and training on ethics and approval processes. Physical wellbeing (may be in difficult contexts - prison, occupational health and safety issues) Unanticipated ethical moments that arise in research. Build relationships to get more authentic account of their realities.