History and Principles Flashcards
are moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity
Ethics
Inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps with cowpox, then smallpox 3 months later
Edward Jenner &
the smallpox
vaccine
Later led to the discovery of the smallpox vaccine
Edward Jenner &
the smallpox
vaccine
Represented the first scientific attempt to control an infectious disease by vaccination
Edward Jenner &
the smallpox
vaccine
US Army surgeon, Chairman of the Reed Commission
Major Walter Reed
& yellow fever
Utilized Spanish immigrant volunteers; paid more those who contracted the disease
Major Walter Reed
& yellow fever
Tested side effects of a popular cholera vaccine on 24 inmates in Bilibid Prison
Dr. Richard Strong
& a cholera vaccine
Eventually proved that yellow fever was spread by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes
Major Walter Reed
& yellow fever
Killed 13 people
Dr. Richard Strong
& a cholera vaccine
The Angel of Death
Josef Mengele
Notorious for selecting prisoners for execution and conducting human experiments on camp inmates, including sterilization experiments, unnecessary amputations, and intentional infections, including children
Dr. Josef Mengele
Established The Nuremberg Code
The Nuremberg Trials
23 leading German physicians and administrators tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, among others
The Nuremberg Trials
Formed the World Medical Association (WMA) in 1947
The Nuremberg Trials
10 principles of ethical experiments involving humans
The Nuremberg Code
Formed the basis of almost all future guidelines
The Nuremberg Code
The first international document that advocated for voluntary participation and informed consent
The Nuremberg Code
aka Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects
Declaration of Helsinki
Governs international research ethics and defines rules for research for clinical care and non-therapeutic research
Declaration of Helsinki