International Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Studies

International guidelines for ethical review of epidemiological studies.

Ethical Guidelines for Internal Audit Reporting Lines

The present study identifies ethical ways of auditing reporting, which define the relationship between internal audit and the various authorities of the organization. Defining these lines as determinants of impartiality and independence of internal audit is of great importance. In this research, the structural equation model has been used to test the proposed model. The information required for...

Ethical considerations in dental epidemiological studies.

Interpretation of the guidelines for ethical considerations in epidemiological studies requires defining a position of delicate balance. The goal must be to protect the rights, the health, and the dignity of study participants to the extent possible, while at the same time placing as few inhibitions as possible on the conduct of the research. The end result must therefore be a compromise, becau...

International ethical guidelines for biomedical research involving human subjects.

The CIOMS guidelines have been developed and revised with the problems of conducting medical research in less developed countries particularly in mind. The proposed guidelines were first published in 1982, revised in 1993, and have now been published in a third version after a revision process lasting three years. Last month the Bulletin published just one guideline and accompanying commentary....

Ethical guidelines for a superintelligence

Nick Bostrom, in his new book SuperIntelligence, argues that the the creation of an artificial intelligence with human-level intelligence will be followed fairly soon by the existence of an almost omnipotent superintelligence, with consequences that may well be disasterous for humanity. He considers that it is therefore a top priority for mankind to figure out how to imbue such a superintellige...