Evaluating the Science And Ethics of Research on Humans - A Guide for IRB Members

Informationen zum Autor Dennis J. Mazur, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of medicine and senior scholar at the Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Mazur chaired the institutional review board in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, for over fifteen years, and Dr. Mazur helped develop and continues to chair the VISN 20 northwest regional multi-site institutional review board. Klappentext Biomedical research on humans is an important part of medical progress. But! when lives are at risk! safety and ethical practices need to be the top priority. The need for the committees that regulate and oversee such research -- institutional review boards! or IRBs -- is growing. IRB members face difficult decisions every day. Evaluating the Science and Ethics of Research on Humans is a guide for new and veteran members of IRBs that will help them better understand the issues involved and the tasks they will be required to perform. Zusammenfassung Containing helpful summaries and checklists throughout and based on Mazur's thirty years of research experience, this accessible and informative guide will give all IRB members the tools they need to protect human lives and facilitate the research process.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis J Mazur, Dennis J. Mazur, Dennis John Mazur
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2007
• EAN: 9780801885013
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8501-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Medical research, MEDICAL / Ethics, MEDICAL / Research, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct