This study was conducted according to current ethical guidelines; it was approved by the two ethics committees of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the participating hospital.
Secondly, current ethical standards such as requirements for consent and research ethics committees have limitations in responding to the complex, unpredictable and uncertain ethical issues arising from sample storage, export and future research uses.
An inventive, if chequered, satirical sequence, This Poem, takes a tour of some current ethical sticking-points.
Under current ethical guidelines, only involuntary hospitalizations (and direct threats made by patients) are reported to the authorities.
Mr. Panetta directed the military to determine if current ethical training programs for senior officers were adequate, and to report back to him in time to send an interim assessment to President Obama by Dec. 1.
However the use of such treatments still conflict with the General Medical Council's ethical codes, Dr Howick explained: "Current ethical rulings on placebos ought to be revisited in light of the strong evidence suggesting that doctors broadly support their use".
This paper addresses current ethical issues to understand elderly's prime needs.
The study has been conducted in conjunction with current ethical standards on the use of human tissue.
These cases make visible public concerns about research and exemplify the ways our current ethical and legal frameworks lag behind advances in science and technology.
Even if a model ICF could be created for research participants, it would be practically meaningless without approval by the RECs under the current ethical framework.
This paper examines current ethical issues of software system design and development in relation to privacy, accuracy, property, accessibility, and effects on quality of life.
