PHL 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Androcentrism, Null Hypothesis, Institutional Review Board
20 Oct 2016
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Lecture 7: medical research: it is necessary, but risky: a history of abuse, autonomy. Issue about non-beneficence since the scientists were deceiving the patients about giving them treatment for syphilis instead of just studying the disease. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. Led to the exclusion of vulnerable populations (children, elderly, alzheimer"s population ) Children in residential schools (1 in 25 students died during the experiment) At willowbrook school studies (usa 1956-1962), 800 mentally impaired youth infected with hepatitis virus. Scientists did get informed consent but did not give all the parents all the information needed. Declaration of helsinki (international 1964), ethic guideline. Mk-ultra: montreal lsd studies (canada and usa 1960s) Canada"s defence research board (alberta: belmont report govern the research in us (usa 1979, tri-council policy statement govern the research in canada (canada 1984; The belmont report (usa 1979: respect for persons (including children and vulnerable population, beneficence/non-maleficence, research ethics boards (reb)
