News tagged with ethical obligations


Committee on Publication Ethics launches ethical guidelines for peer reviewers

Scholarly journals need to ensure that their peer reviewers act constructively, respect confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interests, according to new guidelines launched by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Other created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ethics of peds countermeasure research discussed

(HealthDay)—Pediatric research on medical countermeasures should present no more than minimal risk to participants, and should follow a specific framework if there is a minor increase over minimal risk, ...

Pediatrics created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internists address dual concerns of privacy and protection of health data

Fears about re-uses of personal data as well as re-uses of research data and samples are the focus of a policy paper released today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). The new document, which is an update of a paper ...

Other created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New project examines medical safety net for undocumented patients

The Hastings Center is exploring the ethical challenges that clinicians and organizations face when providing medical care to undocumented immigrants in the United States. The project is supported by a grant from the Overbrook ...

Health created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1