Intro to research ethics Flashcards
the social value of research, what is consequentialist thinking?
research is not treatment or healthcare
utilitsrianism
new knowledge for better healthcare services and better overall health of population
the 2 bioethical principles in research context
1.respect for persons(autonomy)
2.beneficence
3.non-maleficence
4.justice
what is autonomy?
respecting research patients by recognition of importance of freedom of choice
what are the 2 role of consent in autonomy?
1.therapeutic misconception
2. the vulnerable
what is another consent rule in autonomy ?
right to withdraw
what 2 benefits need to be considered when conducting a research?
1.benefits to individual participant
2.benefit to others
benefit to one could mean risk to others, what harms and 5 risks need to be considered?
1.paricipants
2.collected data
3.research organisations, project partners and funders
4.wider groups or populations
5.the research team
The principle of harm-benefit analysis
potential benefits of the research must exceed the known and potential risks to participants
role of justice in evaluating conduct in research, what are 2 concerns about distributing the benefits of research fairly in society?
1.access to research(e.g clinical trials
2.importance of including various population groups
what is an ethical tension?
decision-making situation that necessitates choosing between two or more moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously satisfactory or preferably
what are 2 ethical tensions in research settings?
1.maximising benefits versus potential exploitation of research participants
2.individual versus societal benefits
what 2 interests does ethics consider?
1.individual interests
2.societal interests
2 factors in deontology in research ethics
1.rule-governed research practice
2.not treating humans as a means
a factor in virtue ethics in research ethics
a researchers professional behaviour
