Abstract
![CDATA[Contemporary human research ethics is based upon three critical documents: (1) The Nuremberg Code, (2) the Declaration of Helsinki and (3) the Belmont Report. The Nuremberg Code was published in response to the acts of barbarism perpetrated on prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. It emphasises the need for research participants to have the ability to provide voluntary consent and to exercise free power of choice. Despite its historical importance, in the years that followed its release, it was largely ignored. The World Medical Association adopted the Declaration of Helsinki in 1964 to build upon the Nuremberg Code. The Declaration of Helsinki is an influential code of ethics to guide research involving human participants. Importantly, it is a living document, which is continuously updated to take into consideration changing societal expectations and technological advances affecting the conduct of research with humans. The Declaration of Helsinki is primarily directed toward physicians and has as its starting point the Declaration of Geneva: ‘the health of my patient will be my first consideration’ and that ‘a physician shall act in the patient’s best interest when providing medical care’.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | How to do Primary Care Research |
Editors | Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Bob Mash |
Place of Publication | U.S. |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 125-133 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138499591 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- ethics
- moral and ethical aspects
- research