Unethical Research
Nuremberg Code
Consent process, protection of subjects from harms, balance of benefits and risks in a study
Declaration of Helsinki
The differentiation of therapeutic research (beneficial to participants) from non-therapeutic (non-beneficial) research
Belmont Report
The first major ethical guide, was written by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
Purpose of Institutional Review Board (IRB)
3 Ethnical Principles
o Respect of persons
o Beneficence
o Justice
5 Human Rights
o Self-determination o Privacy o Anonymity and confidentiality o Fair selection and treatment o Protection from discomfort and harm
Elements of Informed consent
Persons with Diminished autonomy