Ethics for Bioengineers
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frize, Monique, PUBLISHER: Morgan & Claypool, Increasingly, biomedical scientists and engineers ong>areong> involved in projects, design, or research and development that involve humans or animals. The book presents general concepts on prong>ofong>essionalism and the regulation ong>ofong> the prong>ofong>ession ong>ofong> engineering, including a discussion on what is ethics and moral conduct, ethical theories and the codes ong>ofong> ethics that ong>areong> most relevant for engineers. An ethical decision-making process is suggested. Other issues such as conflicts ong>ofong> interest, plagiarism, intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy, fraud, and corruption ong>areong> presented. General guidelines, the process for obtaining ethics approval from Ethics Review Boards, and the importance ong>ofong> obtaining informed consent from volunteers recruited for studies ong>areong> presented. A discussion on research with animals is included.Ethical dilemmas focus on reproductive technologies, stem cells, cloning, genetic testing, and designer babies. The book includes a discussion on ethics and the technologies ong>ofong> body enhancement and ong>ofong> regeneration. The importance ong>ofong> assessing the impact ong>ofong> technology on people, society, and on our planet is stressed. Particular attention is given to nanotechnologies, the environment, and issues that pertain to developing countries. Ideas on gender, culture, and ethics focus on how research and access to medical services have, at times, been discriminatory towards women. The cultural aspects focus on organ transplantation in Japan, and a case study ong>ofong> an Aboriginal child in Canada; both examples show the impact that culture can have on how cong>areong> is provided or accepted. The final section ong>ofong> the book discusses data ong>collectionong> and analysis and ong>ofong>fers a guideline for honest reporting ong>ofong> results, avoiding fraud, or unethical approaches. The appendix presents a few case studies where fraud and/or unethical research have occurred.Table ong>ofong> Contents: Introduction to Ethics / Experiments with Human Subjects or Animals / Examples ong>ofong> Ethical Dilemmas in Biomedical Research / Technology and Society / Gender, Culture, and Ethics / Data ong>Collectionong> and Analysis