Routledge European Neonatal Research: Consent, Ethics Committees and Law (Routledge Revivals)

This title was first published in 2001. An important book presenting the results of the European Union funded EURICON project in biomedical ethics. Involving experts in eleven countries, this project was motivated by European neonatal clinicians’ concerns about the problem of obtaining informed consent in neonatal research. It addressed the difficulties of obtaining consent from subjects involved in such research, and investigated the relevance and appropriateness of obtaining consent from parents. The project also examined the work of Research Ethics Committees in Europe. It explored their responses to EURICON’s analysis of the views of clinicians and parents, and their attitudes towards the relevant laws and legal requirements. The wide geographical scope of the project enabled international comparisons of the opinions of clinicians and parents, the legal frameworks governing neonatal research, and the effectiveness of Research Ethics Committees. This is the first such investigation on a European scale, and it offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to these issues. Incorporating clinical, ethical, legal and sociological perspectives, the results and recommendations presented in this book will be of widespread significance to practitioners, researchers and policy makers throughout Europe and beyond. Review ’Essential reading not only for anyone involved in neonatal research but also for medical ethicists and members of research ethics committees. This book offers both a stimulating and critical discussion of the informed consent issues and a comparative analysis of regulation in Europe’ Professor Ruth Chadwick, Lancaster University ’European Neonatal Research is the first comprehensive project to examine the related subjects of informed consent for neonatal research and the function of research ethics committees in Europe... Anyone interested in research with human subjects or neonatal research will find this work valuable. The editors are to be commended for effectively balancing the presentation of research results with chapters that critically reflect on the significance of the research findings.’ George J. Agich, F.J. O’Neill Chair in Clinical Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, US 'Incorporating clinical, ethical, legal and sociological perspectives, the results and recommendations presented in this book will be of widespread significance to practitioners, researcher and policy makers throughout Europe and beyond.' Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics ’...worth reading for doctors who design clinical research projects in neonatology as well as for members of RECs, irrespective of their professional discipline.’ Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 'There is much useful information and advice in this volume, which should be available to any REC or IRB that reviews protocols froma neonatal intensive care unit.' Bulletin of Medical Ethics