End-of-Life Decision-Making in Canada: The Report by the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision-Making

This report on end-of-life decision-making in Canada was produced by an international expert panel and commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada. It consists of five chapters

Questões éticas na pesquisa internacional e em estudos multicêntricos

This article provides an overview of the key issues pertaining to international research and multicentre studies, with particular emphasis to international biomedical research in the developing world. The article begins with a brief explanation of the regulations governing international biomedical research and an exposition of the debate surrounding the standards of care that should be provided by research conducted in the developing and developed countries. The article describes the issues involved in the participation of vulnerable groups in research, with specific reference to developing countries. Eventually, the article considers matters related to emergency and post-trial care, exploitation, reward and undue inducement, voluntariness and benefits to local communities.Este artigo apresenta um panorama das questões-chave relativas à pesquisa internacional e aos estudos multicêntricos, com especial ênfase na pesquisa biomédica internacional realizada nos países em desenvolvimento. Faz uma breve explicação das normas que regem a pesquisa biomédica internacional e uma exposição do debate sobre os padrões de cuidado a serem oferecidos pela pesquisa nos países em desenvolvimento e desenvolvidos. Descreve as questões ligadas à participação de grupos vulneráveis em pesquisas, com referência específica aos países em desenvolvimento. Por fim, o artigo discute temas relativos a cuidados de emergência e pós-ensaio, exploração, recompensa e indução indevida, voluntariedade e benefícios para as comunidades locais

Protecting the vulnerable: testing times for clinical research ethics

This paper describes a number of historical breaches of research ethics. Typically the victims of such breaches belong to vulnerable populations, such as prisoners, mentally disabled people, women and people in developing countries. This article provides a brief introduction to the main ethical approaches in bioethics. Subsequently it looks at a number of currently discussed ethical issues in clinical research ethics, notably the ethics standards of clinical trials in developing countries, the use of prisoners and incompetent people in clinical research, and the modus operandi of research ethics committees.Research ethics Clinical trial standards Developing countries Bioethics

Ethical issues in international research and multicentre studies

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