Medical ethics guidelines and related laws

[Ethics and medical research: principles, guidelines, and regulations].

The issue of ethics in medical research grew in importance at the end of World War II, after the Nuremberg Code. In this period, some cases in the United States had demonstrated the need for the establishment of rules and procedures in medical research. In this article, the authors discuss some ethical concepts and their philosophical basis, stressing aspects related to research. Ethics in medi...

Faculty-Related Challenges in Medical Ethics Education: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: Medical ethics education is a key subject in medical occupations, as learning ethics is fundamental for their relationship with patients. Teachers are of the most important elements in medical ethics education, because they are one of the most important factors of forming the morality and the professional character in students. The aim of this study is to explain challenges and pr...

Nursing ethics and medical ethics.

What do international ethics guidelines say in terms of the scope of medical research ethics?

BACKGROUND In research ethics, the most basic question would always be, "which is an ethical issue, which is not?" Interestingly, depending on which ethics guideline we consult, we may have various answers to this question. Though we already have several international ethics guidelines for biomedical research involving human participants, ironically, we do not have a harmonized document which t...

Laws, guidelines and professional choice.

My wife runs a family business in the Lake District of England and regularly interviews people for a variety of jobs. Her business includes a visitor attraction centre, and she recently interviewed a very nice 42-year-old gentleman who wanted the job of handing out leaflets to local shops and hotels. All was going well and, as they got to the end of the interview, she asked him if he had any qu...