(Why) should we require consent to participation in research?

(Why) should we require consent to participation in research?

It is widely accepted that informed consent is a requirement of ethical biomedical research. It is less clear why this is so. As an argumentative strategy the article asks whether it would be legitimate for the state to require people to participate in research. This article argues that the consent requirement cannot be defended by appeal to any simple principle, such as not treating people mer...

Why we should not seek individual informed consent for participation in health services research.

Ethics committees now require that individuals give informed consent to much health services research, in the same way as for clinical research. This is misguided. Existing ethical guidelines do not help us decide how to seek consent in these cases, and have allowed managerial experimentation to remain largely unchecked. Inappropriate requirements for individual consent can institutionalise hea...

5G Technology: Why Should We Expect a shift from RF-Induced Brain Cancers to Skin Cancers?

why we should write an article?

سخن سردبیر editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره سیزدهم، اردیبهشت 1393، 110-109       چرا باید مقاله بنویسیم؟ why we should write an article?     محسن رضائیان[1] m. rezaeian     دلایل بسیار زیادی برای نگارش یک مقاله وجود دارد. اگرچه، همیشه تمامی این دلایل جنبه مثبت ندارند و این امکان وجود دارد که تعداد بسیار اندکی از دانشمندان به دلایل منفی، اقدام به نگارش یک مقاله نمایند، تمرکز در این...

Rehabilitation Services: Why should we use Tele-rehabilitation in IRAN? (Necessity and Application)

People living in rural areas far from health care centers are more likely to require health care services due to their long distances services and poverty(1). Tele-rehabilitation is considered as one of the rapidly emerging and growing areas of telemedicine and a precious model for providing clinical services like assessment, treatment and follows up as well as reducing the length of time for h...