Health Sciences 2610F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Relative Risk, Belmont Report, Nuremberg Code

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2610F/G
• Professor: Ken Kirkwood

Document Summary

These two principles form the core of ethical policies governing medical research. The world medical association added three important points to the nuremberg code: distinction between therapeutic research and non therapeutic research. The national commission for the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research issues the belmont report. The report identi ed respect for persons as autonomous agents, bene cence and justice as necessary principles for any research to be justi ed. The principle of respect led to the requirement for informed consent. The principle of bene cence led to a factors led risk bene t ratio. The principle of justice led to the equitable selection of research subjects and a fair distribution of risk among them. In regards to the non therapeutic aspect of research, there is no direct bene t to present patients but uses them to test things so that more effective treatments can be developed to bene ts future patients.