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67 - Operational guidelines for ethics committees that review biomedical research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2010

Sue Eckstein
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King's College London
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The ethical and scientific standards for carrying out biomedical research on human subjects have been developed and established in international guidelines, including the Declaration of Helsinki, the CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects, and the WHO and ICH Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice. Compliance with these guidelines helps to ensure that the dignity, rights, safety, and well-being of research participants are promoted and that the results of the investigations are credible.

All international guidelines require the ethical and scientific review of biomedical research alongside informed consent and the appropriate protection of those unable to consent as essential measures to protect the individual person and the communities who participate in research. For the purposes of these Guidelines, biomedical research includes research on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical radiation and imaging, surgical procedures, medical records, and biological samples, as well as epidemiological, social, and psychological investigations.

These Guidelines are intended to facilitate and support ethical review in all countries around the world. They are based on a close examination of the requirements for ethical review as established in international guidelines, as well as on an evaluation of existing practices of ethical review in countries around the world. They do not, however, purport to replace the need for national and local guidelines for the ethical review of biomedical research, nor do they intend to supersede national laws and regulations.

The majority of biomedical research has been predominantly motivated by concern for the benefit of already privileged communities.

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Manual for Research Ethics Committees
Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, King's College London
, pp. 505 - 515
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2003

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