The ethics of medical research on humans / / Claire Foster [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777091803321
• Autore: Foster Claire <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001
• ISBN: 1-107-11634-1; 1-280-15369-5; 9786610153695; 0-511-11734-5; 0-511-01800-2; 0-511-15458-5; 0-511-30369-6; 0-511-54549-5; 0-511-05167-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 159 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 174/.28
• Soggetti: Human experimentation in medicine - Moral and ethical aspects; Medicine - Research - Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 An introduction to the ethical issues; 2 Goal-based morality: scientific rigour in research; 3 Duty-based morality: acting in the research subjects' best interests; 4 Right-based morality: respecting the autonomy of research participants; 5 From principles to practice; 6 Case studies of goal-based issues; 7 Case studies of duty-based issues; 8 Case studies of right-based issues; 9 A framework for ethical review: researchers, research ethics committees, and moral responsibility; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: One of the most difficult problems that confronts clinicians and medical professionals is how to apply ethical principles to real decisions affecting patients. In this even-handed book, Foster ; examines the three main approaches to moral decision-making: goal-based, duty-based and rights-based. She examines the underlying philosophical arguments behind each, their relative strengths and weaknesses, and how they can actually be applied. She also looks at the problematic boundaries where best practice ends and experimentation begins. Is it ethical to experiment with new cures on people who are probably dying anyway? And how do you assess quality of consent? This book provides a thorough, non-partisan grounding in what the ethical principles are and what informs them. It is an invaluable preparation both for a researcher being interviewed by an ethics committee and for the people sitting on the committee, and will be essential reading for all medical decision-makers.