Bioethics

Bioethics is commonly defined as a branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care. In this guide are links to information and other resources for those who wish to learn about and explore Bioethics and related ethics fields. 

Acknowledgement: Mohammad Hosseini, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Preventive Medicine’s Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics, provided useful suggestions and additional resources for inclusion in this guide..

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• Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities (Feinberg School of Medicine)
• Institutions and Ethics at the Ford Center (Kellogg)

• Institutional Review Board

• Investigation of Ethics Dumping Cases - effort led by a Feinberg School of Medicine lead investigator

• American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
• Association for Medical Ethics
• Institute of Medical Ethics
• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center: The Department of Bioethics
• The Hastings Center

Publishing and Publication Ethics:

• COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) - site includes recommendations for conduct, reporting, editing, and publication
• Research Ethics - Nature Publishing Group
• World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) - site includes policies for ethics and professionalism and conflicts of interest