Research ethics committee

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Research ethics committees are "hospital or other institutional committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects. Federal regulations (the "Common Rule" (45 CFR 46)) mandate the use of these committees to monitor federally-funded biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects"[1]


Background

Belmont Report

The Belmont Report (1979) addresses: Boundaries Between Practice and Research

  • Basic Ethical Principles
    • Respect for Persons
    • Beneficence
    • Justice
  • Applications
    • Informed Consent
    • Assessment of Risk and Benefits
    • Selection of Subjects

45 CFR 46 (1974)

45 CFR 46 is the "Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research"

The Nuremberg Code (1947)

Beecher article (1966)

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References