Main description:

Ethical Issues in International Biomedical Research is the definitive book on the ethics of research involving human subjects in developing countries. Using 21 actual case studies, it covers the most controversial topics, including the ethics of placebo research in Africa, what benefits should be provided to the community after completion of a research trial, how to address conflicts between IRBs in developed and developing countries, and undue inducement of
poor people in developing countries. Each case is accompanied by two expert commentaries, written by many of the worlds leading experts in bioethics as well as new voices with research experience in developing countries. No other volume has this scope.

Contents:

FOREWORD ; INTRODUCTION ; SECTION I: COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ; SECTION II: SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY ; SECTION III: SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY ; SECTION IV: FAIR SUBJECT AND COMMUNITY SELECTION ; SECTION V: FAVOURABLE RISK/BENEFIT ASSESSMENT ; SECTION VI: INDEPENDENT REVIEW ; SECTION VII: INFORMED CONSENT ; SECTION VIII: RESPECT FOR ENROLLED SUBJECTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES