In my last blog I wrote about the events reported during the Nuremberg Trial of doctors and others who undertook unethical and harmful research before and during World War II and the subsequent Nuremberg Code. It became clear during the … Continue reading →
There are few events that have impacted more on the history of research ethics than the publication of the Nuremberg Code in 1947. In this Blog I will set the context to the publication of the Code and will consider … Continue reading →
There are several events in the history of research ethics that have had an impact on how we think about the ethical conduct of research in the 21st century. Amongst these will be the Nuremberg Trials and subsequent Nuremberg Code … Continue reading →
Tagged freely given informed consent, research ethics, research ethics committee, Tuskegee |
In order to maintain acceptable standards of ethical practice, all professional disciplines have developed and published guidelines or codes for their practitioners. For example, nurses are guided by the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s ‘The Code’ and doctors are guided by … Continue reading →
Tagged codes of practice, Declaration of Helsinki, Henrietta Lacks, Henry Beecher, history, Maurice Pappworth, Milgram, Nuremberg Code, research ethics, Tuskegee |
In last week’s blog, the first of four in this series, I introduced the idea that decision making by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) is predominantly influenced by four considerations; the need for freely given informed consent, the risk to research … Continue reading →
Tagged clinical research, clinical trials, decision making, harm, REC, research ethics, research ethics committee, risk |
May 30, 2019 in Henrietta Lacks, History of research ethics, informed consent, Research, Research ethics, respect for autonomy