Case studies in biomedical research ethics / Timothy F. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Timothy F., 1955-

Series:

Basic bioethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics--Case studies.

Medical ethics.

Bioethics--Research.

Bioethics.

Medical ethics--Research.

Bioethics--Case studies.

Medical ethics--Research--Case studies.

Bioethics--Research--Case studies.

Ethics, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Medical.

Bioethics.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 340 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2004]

Summary:

This textbook for instruction in biomedical research ethics can also serve as a valuable reference for medical professionals and bioethicists. The 149 cases included in the book are grouped in nine chapters, each of which covers a key area of debate in the field. Some of the case studies are classics, including the famous cases of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (in which subjects with syphilis were not given treatment) and the Willowbrook hepatitis studies (in which institutionalized subjects were intentionally exposed to hepatitis). Others focus on such current issues as human embryonic stem cell research, cloning by somatic nuclear transfer, and the design and function of institutional review boards. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction that places the issues raised in context; this is followed by a number of cases (each of which is no more than a few pages). Study questions meant to encourage further discussion follow each case.

After an introductory discussion of the history and tenets of ethics in medical research, the book's chapters cover oversight and study design; informed consent; the selection of subjects; conflicts of interest; the social effects of research; embryos, fetuses, and children; genetic research; the use of animals; and authorship and publication. Following these chapters are appendixes with the texts of the Nuremburg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki, two key documents in the establishment of bioethical standards for research. Also included are a glossary, a table of cases by general category, and an alphabetical listing of cases.

Contents:

1 Oversight and Study Design 13

2 Informed Consent 53

3 Selection of Subjects 91

4 Conflicts of Interest 127

5 Social Effects of Research 153

6 Embryos, Fetuses, and Children 193

7 Genetic Research 221

8 Use of Animals 249

9 Authorship and Publication 273

Appendix A The Nuremberg Code 307

Appendix B The Declaration of Helsinki 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0262632861

0262134373

OCLC:

52819758