BMC Medical Ethics - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Medical Ethics (ISSN 1472-6939) published by BioMed CentralWhen research seems like clinical care: a qualitative study of the communication of individual cancer genetic research results- February 22, 2008 Background: Research ethicists have recently declared a new ethical imperative: that researchers should communicate the results of research to participants. For some analysts, the obligation is restricted to the communication of the general findings or conclusions of the study. However, other analysts extend the obligation to the disclosure of individual research results, especially where these results are perceived to have clinical relevance. Several scholars have advanced cogent critiques of..http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/9/4 Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka- February 11, 2008 Background: International guidelines on research have focused on protecting research participants. Ethical Research Committee (ERC) approval and informed consent are the cornerstones. Externally sponsored research requires approval through ethical review in both the host and the sponsoring country. This study aimed to determine to what extent ERC approval and informed consent procedures are documented in locally and internationally published human subject research carried out in Sri...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/9/3 |