生物医学研究和国际合作研究中的伦理问题研讨会在京成功举行

由中国医学科学院/中国协和医科大学生命伦理学研究中心、美国国立卫生研究院(临床生命伦理学部)、欧洲委员会(科研总理事会)主办,中国卫生部科教司、卫生部医学伦理专家委员会、中华医学信息导报、中国医学论坛报支持的生物医学研究和国际合作研究中的伦理问题研讨会于2007年6月8日至10日在北京成功举行。《中国医学伦理学》派人参加了会议。原拟出席会议的刘德培院士、刘雁飞司长因卫生部有紧急会议未能到会,特向大会说明并向代表们问好。卫生部《涉及人的生物医学研究伦理审查办法(试行)》起草负责人之一王锦倩介绍了起草的过程及意义,特…     

Chinese ethics review system and chinese medicine ethical review: Past, present, and future

The Chinese medical ethics committee and the ethical review system have made the following achievements:(1) enabled the institutionalization of medical ethics,(2) carried out the ethics review of Chinese medicine(CM) and integrative medicine extensively,(3) trained a large number of ethical professionals, (4) supported and protected the interests of patients and subjects,and(5) ensured the correct direction of biological research and provided ethical defense for the publication of its results.However,at the same time, they are also faced with some new problems and difficulties that need to be resolved in the following ways:(1) to refine the relevant rules of ethical review,(2) to develop the relevant standards of the CM and integrative medicine ethical review,(3) to enhance the independence and authority of ethics committee,(4) to emphasize innovation and to discover and solve new problems,and(5) to increase international exchanges and improve relevant research.