Healthcare Research Ethics and Law

Regulation, Review and Responsibility
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-42917-7
Verlag: Routledge-Cavendish

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Reihe: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library

The book explores and explains the relationship between law and ethics in the context of medically related research in order to provide a practical guide to understanding for members of research ethics committees (RECs), professionals involved with medical research and those with an academic interest in the subject.

Healthcare Research Ethics and Law sets out the law as it relates to the functions of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) within the context of the process of ethical review and aims to be accessible and readily understood by REC members. Each chapter begins by locating the material within the practical context of ethical review and then provides a more theoretical and analytical discussion detailing how the theory and practice fit together. The key legal issues of confidentiality, consent and negligence are addressed in detail, alongside practical guidance as to how and when liability may be incurred in these areas. In addition, the practical and legal implications of the implementation of European Directive 2001/20/EC, the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 are considered alongside a discussion of their socio-political background and relevance for medical research in the UK.

Zielgruppe

General and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Biggs, Hazel

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction Part 1 2. Brief History of Research Ethics 3. Research Ethics in Theory and Practice 4. Legal Liabilities of RECs 5. Consent 6. Confidentiality Issues in Research Part 2: Specialist Concerns 7. Researching Vulnerable Groups 8. Human Tissue 9. Conclusions and Thorny Issues

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Hazel Biggs is Professor of Medical Law at the University of Southampton, UK.