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Human research ethics committees members: ethical review personal perceptions
This study aims to characterise Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) members’ perceptions on five main themes associated with ethics reviews,...
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Ethical concerns in suicide research: thematic analysis of the views of human research ethics committees in Australia
BackgroundSuicide research aims to contribute to a better understanding of suicidal behaviour and its prevention. However, there are many ethical...
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When to Suspend Bioethical Principles in Military Medicine for Operational Purposes: A Framework Approach
Occasionally in the military, operational situations arise where it is necessary to consider giving to military personnel not-yet-approved...
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Key ethical issues encountered during COVID-19 research: a thematic analysis of perspectives from South African research ethics committees
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic presents significant challenges to research ethics committees (RECs) in balancing urgency of review of COVID-19...
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Philosophers in research ethics committees—what do they think they’re doing? An empirical-ethical analysis
Research ethics committees in Germany usually don’t have philosophers as members and if so, only contingently, not provided for by statute. This is...
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Perspectives of researchers, science policy makers and research ethics committee members on the feedback of individual genetic research findings in African genomics research
BackgroundGenetic research can yield information that is unrelated to the study’s objectives but may be of clinical or personal interest to study...
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Indigenous knowledge around the ethics of human research from the Oceania region: A sco** literature review
BackgroundMany indigenous people have died or been harmed because of inadequately monitored research. Strong regulations in Human Research Ethics...
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Vulnerability in human research
The conduct of prior ethics review of human research projects helps to protect vulnerable groups or populations from potential negative impacts of...
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South Africa’s new standard material transfer agreement: proposals for improvement and pointers for implementation
BackgroundWhenever South African (SA) research institutions share human biological material and associated data for health research or clinical...
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Study protocol: the Australian genetics and life insurance moratorium—monitoring the effectiveness and response (A-GLIMMER) project
BackgroundThe use of genetic test results in risk-rated insurance is a significant concern internationally, with many countries banning or...
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The Impact of the Duty to Obey Orders in Relation to Medical Care in the Military
Obedience as a defining feature of the military extends from the battlefield to the garrison and beyond. In many countries military personnel must...
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Sharing genomic data from clinical testing with researchers: public survey of expectations of clinical genomic data management in Queensland, Australia
BackgroundThere has been considerable investment and strategic planning to introduce genomic testing into Australia’s public health system. As more...
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Ethical Relativism and Circumstances of Social and Cultural Contingencies on Informed Consent in the Conduct of Research: Clinical Trials in Nigeria
There have been debates across the globe for a social and culturally sensitive ethics to meditate a catalyst of template for informed consent (IC) in...
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Stakeholder perspectives on the ethico-legal dimensions of biobanking in South Africa
BackgroundBiobanking provides exciting opportunities for research on stored biospecimens. However, these opportunities to advance medical science are...
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Research Ethics Governance – An African Perspective
Governance structures in research are generally a retrospective response to unethical research practices. Similar to the international research...
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Ethical considerations in forensic genetics research on tissue samples collected post-mortem in Cape Town, South Africa
BackgroundThe use of tissue collected at a forensic post-mortem for forensic genetics research purposes remains of ethical concern as the process...
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Beneficence as a principle in human research
Beneficence is one of the four principles that form the basis of the Australian National Statement. The aim of this paper is to explore the...
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Consultation, Deliberation and the Review of the National Statement
In 2007 the National Medical Health and Research Council (NHMRC) released a revised National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. This was...
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The high costs of getting ethical and site-specific approvals for multi-centre research
BackgroundMulti-centre studies generally cost more than single-centre studies because of larger sample sizes and the need for multiple ethical...
