Biomedical Ethics: Organizations
An introduction to sources of information having to do with all aspects of ethics in the bioscienes and the health sciences.
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Organizations
- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Program in Biomedical Ethics and Medical HumanitiesThe Program's mission is to advance a rigorous understanding of human health and healthcare through knowledge gained from bioethics, the medical humanities, and related disciplines.
- American Society for Bioethics & Humanities"The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities promotes the exchange of ideas and fosters multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and inter-professional scholarship, research, teaching, policy development, professional development, and collegiality among people engaged in clinical and academic bioethics and the medical humanities."
- American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics"The mission of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought to the community of professionals at the nexus of law, medicine, and ethics."
- International Bioethics Organizations DatabaseA searchable database of bioethics organizations from around the world. Searchable by country, state, subject matter, or name
- National Institute of Ethics ProgramThis site deals with standards of ethical conduct for federal employees. The NIH Ethics Program includes the central NIH Ethics Office and the individual ethics programs in each of the Institutes and Centers (ICs).
- President's Council on BioethicsAdvises the President on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and ResearchPublic Responsibility in Medicine and Research, otherwise known as PRIM&R is "the premier organization for those committed to promoting the highest ethical standards in the conduct of research. We advance our mission by developing educational programs for those charged with the review and conduct of research."
- Society for Medical Decision Making"The Society for Medical Decision Making's mission is to improve health outcomes through the advancement of proactive systematic approaches to clinical decision making and policy-formation in health care by providing a scholarly forum that connects and educates researchers, providers, policy-makers, and the public."
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