HAM dalam Helsinki Declaration

The Declaration of Helsinki and public health.

This section looks back on a ground-breaking contribution to public health, reproduces an extract of the original text and adds a commentary on its significance from a modern perspective. To complement the theme of this month’s issue, John R Williams looks at the Declaration of Helsinki and how it has evolved over time. The original declaration is reproduced here in full with permission of the ...

Revising the Declaration of Helsinki: a work in progress.

Placebo-controlled trials and the Declaration of Helsinki.

A revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki, issued in October, 2000, remains a vital expression of medical ethics, and deserves unanimous support. A strict interpretation of the declaration seems to rule out clinical trials that use a placebo control group whenever licensed therapeutic methods already exist, preferring active controls. Although the efficacy of some new medicines can be sa...

[New version of the Declaration of Helsinki: shortcomings to resolve].

1 Comité Institucional de Ética en Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas. Lima, Perú. 2 Departamento de Oncología Médica, Departamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas. Lima, Perú. 3 Liga Peruana de Lucha contra el Cáncer. Lima, Perú. 4 Radioncología, AUNA. Lima, Perú. a Químico farmacéutico; b Médico oncólogo clínico, magíster en Genética...

The Declaration of Helsinki Through a Feminist Lens

This commentary was submitted to the World Medical Association on behalf of the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. Our submission included (1) a description of feminist research ethics, (2) suggestions for specific revisions to the Declaration, and (3) elements found in other international research ethics codes that are important from a feminist perspective. Our goals we...