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Evolving Ethical Issues In Selection Of Subjects For Clinical Research, Charles Weijer May 1996

Evolving Ethical Issues In Selection Of Subjects For Clinical Research, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

Wittgenstein, in his famous critique of philosophy, noted that the influence of an idea can be such that it alters the way that we see the world. “It is like a pair of glasses on our nose through which we see whatever we look at,” he said. “It never occurs to us to take them off.” This view of the power of an idea suggests that the interpretation of an event, and what response this event calls for, can depend upon the view one has of the world. A person who is naive about medical facts may, for example, interpret …


Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research I: Empirical And Methodological Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer, Kathleen Glass Dec 1995

Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research I: Empirical And Methodological Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer, Kathleen Glass

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.


Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research Ii: Ethical, Legal, And Regulatory Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Kathleen Glass, Charles Weijer Dec 1995

Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research Ii: Ethical, Legal, And Regulatory Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Kathleen Glass, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.


The Duty To Exclude: Excluding People At Undue Risk From Research, Charles Weijer, Abraham Fuks Mar 1994

The Duty To Exclude: Excluding People At Undue Risk From Research, Charles Weijer, Abraham Fuks

Charles Weijer

The clinical trial is the major investigational tool of clinical medicine. Two recent reports highlight the fact that the most often quoted mechanisms for the protection of research subjects, viz., research ethics board review and eligibility criteria, are insufficient to achieve this end. In this paper, we argue that the prime mechanism for the protection of persons in clinical trials should be the clinical judgement of the physician-investigator. The clinical investigator has a duty to protect subjects from both harm and undue risk. It is argued that the clinical investigator has a duty to screen for, and exclude, potential research …


In Loco Parentis: Minimal Risk As An Ethical Threshold For Research Upon Children, Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks, Charles Weijer Feb 1993

In Loco Parentis: Minimal Risk As An Ethical Threshold For Research Upon Children, Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.


Demarcating Research And Treatment: A Systematic Approach For The Analysis Of The Ethics Of Clinical Research, Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks, Charles Weijer Nov 1992

Demarcating Research And Treatment: A Systematic Approach For The Analysis Of The Ethics Of Clinical Research, Benjamin Freedman, Abraham Fuks, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.


[Demarcating Research And Treatment Interventions: A Case Illustration]: Commentary, Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer Jun 1992

[Demarcating Research And Treatment Interventions: A Case Illustration]: Commentary, Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

No abstract provided.