Research ethics in complex humanitarian emergencies : summary of a workshop / Holly Reed, rapporteur ; Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Holly.

Contributor:

Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human experimentation in medicine--United States.

Human experimentation in medicine.

Bioethics.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Situations involving conflict and forced migration have become increasingly commonplace in today's world. The need to understand the causes, consequences, and characteristics of these situations is creating a burgeoning field of research. But given the nature of complex emergency settings, traditional research guidelines may be inappropriate. The research and policy community has recognized this problem and has begun to address issues surrounding the ethics of doing research in emergency settings and among conflict-affected and displaced populations. The Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, under the aegis of the Committee on Population of the National Research Council, held a workshop to examine some of these issues. This report to the roundtable summarizes the workshop presentations and discussion.

Contents:

Ethical approaches

The example of Liberia

Ethical norms

Social and demographic categories

Informed consent

Risks and benefits

Summary and final discussion

Key suggestions by participants

Appendix: Workshop agenda and participants.

Notes:

This report to the Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration is a summary of a workshop, held on October 18, 2001, under the auspices of the Committee on Population.

ISBN:

0-309-16917-8

1-280-18340-3

9786610183401

0-309-50055-9

OCLC:

923255755