Health Sciences 2610F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Medical Association, Nuremberg Code, Primum Non Nocere
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Why conduct research: research involving humans is premised on a fundamental moral commitment to advancing human welfare, knowledge, and understanding, and to examining cultural dynamics, tri-council code (p. i. 4) Association, 1936: prevent new problems and abuses, law is not enough, publicized, people knew what they were doing but didn"t care, just wanted to get results. Tps (tri-council policy statement): tri-council code , this joint policy expresses the continuing commitment of the 3 councils to the people of. Individuals should be treated as autonomous agents, capable of deliberating about personal goals and acting under such deliberation. Ethics week 5 notes informed consent in research & medical treatment: non-maleficence, minimizing harm, maximizing benefits. If one becomes apparent, the researcher should refuse you. Example #1: experiments on inmates: signing up for research = get good recommendation about getting out, fear of repercussions, you"re not being cooperative . Coercion: coercion = expectation of favour, coincides with treatment.