HSS 3101 Chapter 5: Lecture 3-Applied Ethics

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 3101
• Professor: Jason Steffener

Document Summary

Applied ethics in health sciences research: ethics and health research. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with systematic examination of, and argumentation for, right and wrong conduct through theories and principles that can be applied universally. Morals may be de ned as the observed ways in which individuals or groups behave. Morals vary across geographic groups and eras and are thus considered to be relative to cultures, time, and place. In constructing frameworks and guidelines for ethics in research, the focus is on developing universal approach that applies to all research everywhere, rather than allowing different ethical standards in different places and times: requirements for ethical research. There is a need to sensitize researchers to the range of ethical issues that may arise in the course of research on humans: regulations guiding research in humans in canada. The core principles for conduct of research are: respect for persons, concern for welfare, and justice: research ethics board (reb)