Specific
Topics
The categories
below provide links to specific information in three main areas in biomedical
ethics. Where possible we have tried to include key organizations, documents,
and educational opportunities related to each area. Resources from the
NIH and the rest of the federal government have been cross referenced
under each subcategory that is applicable.
Research
Ethics
Human Subjects Research
and IRBs - guidance for investigators and IRB members
Responsible Conduct of Research -
research integrity and misconduct
International
Issues and Codes - focus on research in developing countries
Sociocultural
Issues - issues arising out of socioeconomic and cultural
differences
Conflict of Interest
- relating to investigators, IRB members, and institutions
Stem Cell
Research
Laboratory Animal
Care and Use
Genetics
Human
Genome
Project - general issues, genomics resources, and public policy
Ethnicity
and Genetics - issues arising from genetic variation in ethnic
populations
Gene
Patenting
Genetic
Testing / Genetic Counseling
Gene Therapy/
Gene Transfer
Medicine
and Healthcare
Biotechnology /
Pharmaceuticals
Culture
and Ethnicity in Medicine - issues of cultural competence
End-of-Life / Palliative
Care
Health Insurance
and Managed Care
Physician-Patient
Relationship - issues of autonomy and decisionmaking
