background and objectives: medical ethics has a long history worldwide; although it is a new scientific discipline. also, it is not just for a specific single group or discipline in a treatment team; it is the entire medical community who benefits from it. given the importance of this issue, this study examined the viewpoints of the specialist physicians in qom province on the most common issue...

obtaining informed consents is one of the most fundamental principles in conducting a clinical trial. in order for the consent to be informed, the patient must receive and comprehend the information appropriately. complexity of the consent form is a common problem that has been shown to be a major barrier to comprehension for many patients. the objective of this study was to assess the readabil...

The current doctrine of informed consent falls far short of its potential to serve as a valuable safeguard for human research subjects. Instead of providing a channel of communication between physician and subject, informed consent is a lifeless entity responsible for a large portion of the misunderstanding existing between these parties. Acknowledging risk perception principles may help transf...

During the last decade, genomic cohort study has been developed in many countries by linking health data and genetic data in stored samples. Genomic cohort study is expected to find key genetic components that contribute to common diseases, thereby promising great advance in genome medicine. While many countries endeavor to build biobank systems, biobank-based genome research has raised importa...

The informed consent of human subjects is a fundamental principle of research ethics. Informed consent is a core principle in international codes of research ethics, as well as in discipline-specific guides to the ethical conduct of research. Scholars developing case reports or case studies need to be aware of the considerations that are involved in assuring that the principle of informed conse...

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 174 I. A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR TREATMENT BUT NOT RESEARCH .......................................................................... 177 A. Informed Consent to Treatment ............................... 177 B. Informed Consent to Research .................................. 183 II. THE EVOLVING RESEARC...

The process of informed consent remains a constant challenge in clinical research. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the understanding of researchers and members of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) regarding the essential elements of an Informed Consent Form (ICF) as required by internationally recognized regulations. Using eight case studies to illustrate basic ethical elements, t...