Ethical issues and clinical pathology.

Distinguishing between clinical practice and clinical research: A Review of definitions and ethical issues

While Clinical research and clinical practice are closely related, distinguishing and maintaining the boundaries between them has form determining debates in contemporary bioethics. The most important implication of the research-practice distinction is to identify which clinical activities need review and oversight by research ethics committees. Adopting distinct approaches to clinical research...

Ethical, moral, and legal issues in speech and language pathology.

Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice in Endocrinology

Professional integrity requires medical practitioners to practice according to the best medical and ethical standards in different field of medical care, research, and education. Professional authority would not justify doctors to overstep the ethical boundaries even if the medical decision is scientifically sound. Physicians should be informed about ethical principles and guidelines and put th...

Clinical trials: two neglected ethical issues.

Ethical reasons are presented for requiring 1) that a proposal for a clinical trial should be accompanied by a thorough review of all previous trials that have examined the same and closely related questions, and 2) that a trial should be approved by a research ethics committee only if the investigator undertakes to register it in an appropriate register of clinical trials as soon as one exists.

Clinical trials in neonates: ethical issues.

If neonates are to receive the best possible treatment, they must be involved in clinical trials. However, doing such trials raises complicated ethical issues. These issues are not unique to neonatology but some are more common or acute than in other areas of medicine. In practice, two particular issues -- equipoise and informed consent -- arise as many different types of problem. The question ...