354 JAMC• 16 AOÛT 2005; 173 (4) interests and assets, outside employment, solicitation
and acceptance of gifts and benefits, preferential treatment and use of insider information …

In a recent editorial on researcher–university–industry research contracts, CMAJ calls for
further study and guidance on issues affecting clinical research in this country. 1 Indeed, it …

Recently updated ethics rules for employees of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aim to
prevent inappropriate influences on research decisions while preserving employees' …

This paper examines the institutional mechanisms supporting the ethical oversight of human
participant research conducted by the United Nations (UN). The UN has served an …

In special relationships clothed with duties of professional secrecy, what instances-if any-
justify an infringement of confidentiality? The question is an old one. But new contexts and …

When I joined the Toronto School of Hygiene in 1956 the program covered 10 subjects:
chemistry in relation to hygiene and sanitation, epidemiology and biometrics, hospital …

The procedural requirements of the US federal regulations designed to protect human
subjects are now well institutionalized.'These requirements include the mandate that an …

In the target article” Universal and Uniform Protections of Human Subjects in Research,”
Shamoo and Schwartz (2008) argue for state action to address the fact that significant …

The July 2002 Health Policy and Ethics Forum on ethics in public health research and
practice addresses a number of thorny issues facing public health institutions. 1–5 One of …

W hat is the appropriate role of an ethics commission? Debate on this ques-tion marked both
the final deliberations of the HEW* Ethics Advisory Board and the initial efforts of the new …