Research Ethics Monthly
ISSN 2206-2483
Clergy service to HRECs: the useful paradox within secular governance of research involving human participants
November 3, 2019
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Aviva Kipen, Union for Progressive Judaism and Progressive Judaism Victoria. In 2015, I earned a Doctor of Ministry Studies degree
Should we Reframe Research Ethics as a Professional Ethics?
October 1, 2019
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Dr Nathan Emmerich Research Fellow in Bioethics at ANUMS Despite the fact that one of the urtexts of bioethics—Beauchamp and
Undue Influence in Research Between High-Income and Lower-Income Countries
September 26, 2018
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Red Thaddeus D. Miguel According to the Belmont Report (1979), respect for persons incorporates two ethical convictions: individuals are to be
How do we ‘do’ consent?
August 26, 2018
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This blog post expands on ideas from our recent publication: McWhirter, R. E., & Eckstein, L. (2018). Moving Forward on
Release of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) – With interview
July 30, 2018
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The revised National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) was released on 9 July 2018. .
The complex art of benefit-sharing
July 24, 2018
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In community-based participatory action programs (programs which have a research component but which are also focussed on community development and
Stop centring Western academic ethics: deidentification in social science research – Anna Denejkina
May 24, 2018
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This blog will provide a discussion of issues present in deidentifying marginalised research participants, or research participants who request to
On the Problem of “Worldlessness”. Do The Declaration of Helsinki and the Council for International Organizations of Medical Science Guidelines Protect the Stateless in the Research Context?
April 30, 2018
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Associate Professor Deborah Zion Chair, Victoria University, HREC. deborah.zion@vu.edu.au Can these bones live? Ezekiel, 37:3. The Declaration of Helsinki has
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Constructive Voices Online Panels – National Statement session 22/11/2018 – Information for registrants
November 10, 2018
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To register for this event visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vwIWL16YT4S-lkMOXAxVtQ Date Panel members Questions National Statement 22/11/18
Ethical research with young children: Whose research, whose agenda?
October 23, 2017
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The last decade has seen increased global focus on research with young children within
Regulation of human epigenetic editing: ensuring international frameworks for governing Human Genome Editing don’t impede vital medical research
August 31, 2021
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In this thoughtful post, Nik Zeps reflects on human genome manipulation in medical research, the ethical guidance in Australia and internationally.
He discusses CRISPR and the furore in 2018 around the ‘genetically modified babies’ in China.
Nik then discusses the degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed discussions about human genetic manipulation off the media radar.
Nevertheless, there have been important international discussions about the topic, including a new WHO Framework. This topic was recently discussed in a paper by Zeps, Lysaght et al. 2021.
The situation might position the WHO as a major player in the international discussion about human genetic manipulation.
‘Don’t mention the c word: Covert research and the stifling ethics regime in the social sciences’
February 5, 2018
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Covert research is associated with deliberate deception in social research and equated with harm