Belmont Report Flashcards
Basic ethical principles
Respect for persons
Beneficence
Justice
Definition of “practice”
interventions that are designed solely to enhance the wellbeing of an individual patient and have a reasonable expectation of success
Purpose of behavioral or medical practice
provide diagnosis, preventative treatment or therapy to particular indivuals
Definition of “research”
an activity designed to test a hypothesis, permit conclusions to be drawn, and thereby to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge
Respect for persons: convictions
individuals should be treated as autonomous agents
persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection
Beneficence: rules
do no harm
maximize benefit, minimize harm
Justice: formulations
to each an equal share
to each according to their effort
to each according to their need
to each according to their contribution
to each according to their merit
Application of respect for persons
informed consent
informed consent is an application of which Belmont Report principle
Respect for persons
Essential elements of informed consent
Voluntariness
Information
Comprehension
Application of beneficence
Assessment of risks and benefits
Assessment of risks and benefits is an application of which Belmont Report principle
Beneficence
Application of justice
Selection of subjects
Selection of subjects is an application of which Belmont Report principle
Justice
