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Resource Links
Science
and Technology
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please e-mail us: bioethics@lumc.edu
American Medical Informatics
Association (AMIA)
http://www.amia.org/
Leading professional organization in computing and medicine, with link to
special working group on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues related to health
computing (including privacy and confidentiality, use of decision support
systems, and prognostic scoring systems).
Ethical, Legal and Social
Implications of The Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml
The ELSI Program was established in 1990 by the architects of the Human
Genome Project to anticipate and address the ethical, legal and social
issues that arise as the result of human genetic research. This website
provides information on the history of ELSI, the kinds of issues and
activities in which ELSI is involved, ELSI research and education
opportunities at the NHGRI and other related publications and resources.
Ethics in Science
http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/ethics
Essays, bibliography and other resources related to ethics in science, from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Includes an extensive list of publications
that pertain to ethics and misconduct in science and a number of links to
internet-based resources, including online professional codes of conduct.
Genetics and Ethics
http://www.genethics.ca
Genetics and Ethics is an internet resource focusing on issues surrounding
genetics, ethics, and the commercialization of genetic technologies.
(compiled by Bryn Williams-Jones, Centre for Applied Ethics University of
British Columbia).
HHS Office of Inspector General
http://oig.hhs.gov/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is
a source of key report on IRBs.
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