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With the advances of medicine, questions of medical ethics have become more urgent and are now considered of great social and political significance. An innovatively designed, activity-based workbook, this text was prepared using papers and case studies collected from several countries in the European Union. It reflects the issues and concerns that confront clinical practitioners throughout Europe and elsewhere today and presents varying national responses in law and policy to these concerns, as identified by ethicists, lawyers, theologians and practitioners. The problems they examine include the relationship between medical research and medical practice, elementary regulations of medical research, the complexity of informed consent, and the role of the sponsor or scientific community.

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Author:   Jürgen Boomgaarden ,  Pekka Louhiala ,  Urban Wiesing ,  Urban Wiesing
Publisher:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Imprint:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9781571816016

ISBN 10:   1571816011
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   17 July 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Recruiting Patients Chapter 2. The Conceptual Foundations of Scientific Research and Medical Practice Chapter 3. The Case of DNA Samples Chapter 4. Consent, Inducement and Conflict of Interest in Medical Research and Development Chapter 5. Dignity of Man in Medical Research Chapter 6. The Case of Saliva Samples Chapter 7. Paternalism vs. Informed Consent: Issues in Research Ethics Chapter 8. The Case of Challenging Behaviour Chapter 9. Philosophical Reflections on Research with Cognitively Impaired Persons Chapter 10. An Open Trial of Drug X for Alzheimer's Disease Chapter 11. The Case of the Open Label Extension Study Chapter 12. Ethical Issues Surrounding the Use of Women as Subjects in Clinical Research Chapter 13. Bad Science/Bad Ethics? Bibliography Index

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Jürgen Boomgaarden received his Dr.Theol in 1997. His publications include a book on the theology and philosophy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He is Assistant Professor in medical ethics at University of Tübingen.

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