Forskningsetik i vård och medicin

Author(s): Nilstun, Tore
Document type: Book
Year: 1994
Pages: 144
Source: Publishing house: Studentlitteratur (Lund)
Language(s): Swedish

Classification

National background: Sweden
Category: EU Training Material for Research Ethics
Subject areas: Conflict of interest; Human experimentation
Content: Case studies; Ethical theories; Important codes; Normative reflections
Issues touched: Autonomy, respect, informed consent, subjects unable to consent, role of representatives Beneficence, non-maleficence, risk for the subject Justice, benefits/burdens, research without benefit for the subject, placebos/standard therapy Protection of privacy, data protection, biological material Vulnerable groups, soldiers, prisoners, pregnant women, elderly people International research, research in developing countries Social impact of research, economic benefits, risks for third parties Social background of research, conflicts of interest, researcher vs. doctor, commercialisation Ethics committees, research protocols Research on animals
Audience: including nursing/health care sciences; Students of natural sciences

Estimation

Didactical quality: Didactically prepared material
Overall estimation: excellent
Estimation remarks: The book provides a detailed introduction into ethical theories in general as well as into more specific issues of research ethics and some examples. Although not all important issues are covered, the book is as an example of excellence in the field of training material for research ethics.