Consensus guidelines for the uniform reporting of study ethics in anatomical research within the framework of the anatomical quality assurance (AQUA) checklist |
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| Authors: | Brandon Michael Henry Jens Vikse Przemyslaw Pekala Marios Loukas R. Shane Tubbs Jerzy A. Walocha D. Gareth Jones Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Intentional Evidence Based‐Anatomy Working Group, Krakow, Poland;2. Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland;3. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies;4. Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington;5. Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Unambiguous reporting of a study's compliance with ethical guidelines in anatomical research is imperative. As such, clear, universal, and uniform reporting guidelines for study ethics are essential. In 2016, the International Evidence‐Based Anatomy Working group in collaboration with international partners established reporting guidelines for anatomical studies, the Anatomical Quality Assurance (AQUA) Checklist. In this elaboration of the AQUA Checklist, consensus guidelines for reporting study ethics in anatomical studies are provided with in the framework of the AQUA Checklist. The new guidelines are aimed to be applicable to research across the spectrum of the anatomical sciences, including studies on both living and deceased donors. The authors hope the established guidelines will improve ethical compliance and reporting in anatomical research. Clin. Anat. 31:521–524, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | ethics anatomy reporting guidelines research methodology |
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