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Human subjects research after the Holocaust

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Sheldon Rubenfeld, Susan Benedict, editors ; foreword by Arthur L. Caplan. --Cham, Switzerland: Springer , c2014.
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'An engaging, compelling and disturbing confrontation with evil...abook that will be transformative in its call for individual and collective moral responsibility." - Michael A. Grodin, M.D., Professor and Director, Project on Medicine and the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies, Boston University. Human Subjects Research after the Holocaust challenges you to confront the misguided medical ethics of the Third Reich personally, and to apply the lessons learned to contemporary human …
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Rubenfeld, Sheldon
Benedict, Susan
Responsibility
Sheldon Rubenfeld, Susan Benedict, editors ; foreword by Arthur L. Caplan
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 308 pages)
ISBN
9783319057026 (electronic bk.)
9783319057019
Subjects (MeSH)
Bioethics
Ethics, Medical
Ethical Review
Human Experimentation - ethics
National Socialism - history
Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation - history
Research Subjects
Subjects (LCSH)
Human experimentation in medicine - Moral and ethical aspects
Human experimentation in medicine - Germany - History - 20th century
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
History of Science
History of Medicine
Human Rights
Abstract
'An engaging, compelling and disturbing confrontation with evil...abook that will be transformative in its call for individual and collective moral responsibility." - Michael A. Grodin, M.D., Professor and Director, Project on Medicine and the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies, Boston University. Human Subjects Research after the Holocaust challenges you to confront the misguided medical ethics of the Third Reich personally, and to apply the lessons learned to contemporary human subjects research. While it is comforting to believe that Nazi physicians, nurses, and bioscientists were either incompetent, mad, or few in number, they were, in fact, the best in the world at the time, and the vast majority participated in the government program of 'applied biology.' They were not coerced to behave as they did-they enthusiastically exploited widely accepted eugenic theories to design horrendous medical experiments, gas chambers and euthanasia programs, which ultimately led to mass murder in the concentration camps. Americans provided financial support for their research, modeled their medical education and research after the Germans, and continued to perform unethical human subjects research even after the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial. The German Medical Association apologized in 2012 for the behavior of its physicians during the Third Reich. By examining the medical crimes of human subjects researchers during the Third Reich, you will naturally examine your own behavior and that of your colleagues, and perhaps ask yourself "If the best physicians and bioscientists of the early 20th century could do evil while believing they were doing good, can I be certain that I will never do the same?" Presents relatively unknown aspects of human subjects research during the Third Reich Reveals surprising relationships between German and American human subjects research Dispels myths about Nazi human subjects research Compels introspection and self-examination by today's medical and research practitioners Addresses contemporary bioethical issues affecting vulnerable populations Brings together experts in the history of medicine during the Third Reich and thoughtful new voices.
Contents
Introduction: How Did It Go So Wrong? -- Twin Experiments at Auschwitz: A First-Person Account -- Eugenics and Racial Hygiene: Applied Research Strategies before, during, and after National Socialism -- Medical Ethics and Medical Research on Human Beings in National Socialism -- Sulfonamide Experiments on Prisoners in Nazi Concentration Camps: Coherent Scientific Rationality Combined with Complete Disregard of Humanity -- Stages of Transgression: Anatomical Research in National Socialism -- Nurses and Human Subjects Research during the Third Reich and Now -- Involuntary Abortion and Coercive Research on Pregnant Forced Laborers in National Socialism -- Abusive Medical Practices on "Euthanasia" Victims in Austria during and after World War II -- Medical Research and National Socialist Euthanasia: Carl Schneider and the Heidelberg Research Children from 1942 until 1945 -- Victims of Human Experiments and Coercive Research under National Socialism: Gender and Racial Aspects -- The White Rose: Resisting National Socialism, with an Introduction by Susan Benedict -- The Origins and Impact of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial -- In the Shadow of Nuremberg: Unlearned Lessons from the Medical Trial -- The Ethics of Medical Experiments: Have We Learned the Lessons of Tuskegee and the Holocaust? -- Human Subjects Research during and after the Holocaust: Typhus Vaccine Development and the Legacy of Gerhard Rose -- Ethics in Space Medicine: Holocaust Beginnings, the Present, and the Future -- Reproduction Then and Now: Learning from the Past -- Promoting Clinical Research and Avoiding Bad Medicine: A Clinical Research Curriculum -- The Psychophysiology of Attribution: Why Appreciative Respect Can Keep Us Safe -- Confronting Medicine during the Nazi Period: Autobiographical Reflections -- Teaching the Holocaust to Medical Students: A Reflection on Pedagogy and Medical Ethics -- No Exceptions, No Excuses: A Testimonial.
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Institutional review board : member handbook

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Robert Amdur, Elizabeth A. Bankert. (Third edition) --Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , c2011.
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W 20.5 A4971 2011
Location
Dickson Building
Designed to give Institutional Review Board (IRB) members the information they need to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects in a way that is both effective and efficient, the chapters of the Institutional Review Board Member Handbook are short and to the point. Topic-specific chapters list the criteria IRB members should use to determine how to vote on specific kinds of studies and offer practical advice on what IRB members should do before and during full-committee meetings. Thi…
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W 20.5 A4971 2011
Author
Amdur, Robert J
Other Authors
Bankert, Elizabeth A
Responsibility
Robert Amdur, Elizabeth A. Bankert
Edition
Third edition
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Date of Publication
c2011
Physical Description
xii, 215 pages
ISBN
9781449647445
9780763780005
Subjects (MeSH)
Biomedical Research - ethics
Ethical Review - standards
Ethics Committees, Research - organization & administration
Ethics, Medical
Human Experimentation - ethics
Abstract
Designed to give Institutional Review Board (IRB) members the information they need to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects in a way that is both effective and efficient, the chapters of the Institutional Review Board Member Handbook are short and to the point. Topic-specific chapters list the criteria IRB members should use to determine how to vote on specific kinds of studies and offer practical advice on what IRB members should do before and during full-committee meetings. This handbook is an excellent accompaniment to Institutional Review Board: Management and Function, Second Edition and the Study Guide that IRB members can access and refer to quickly and easily.
Format
Book
Publication Type
Handbook
Location
Dickson Building
Loan Period
3 weeks
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