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Good clinical practice (GCP): A universal call for ethics in biomedical research - Volume 23, Issue

Today, the principles of good clinical practice (GCP) form such an integral part of the development of new medicines that they could easily be taken for granted. Yet, the road to a universal code of ethics in human experimentation is paved with…

Combined workshops on medical writing and publication ethics for Japanese postgraduate students and faculty members - Volume 22, Issue

Although the importance both of skills in medical writing in English and of an understanding of ethics in medical publishing is increasingly recognised, these subjects are not comprehensively taught to Japanese medical doctors and students. Limited…

Participant information – an ethics committee view - Volume 29, Issue

The participant information sheet (PIS) is one of the documents that promote most discussion and concern for research ethics committees (REC). This article looks at ways to ensure the PIS meets their requirements based on the specific experience of…

HTA decision-making: Do ethics matter? - Volume 30, Issue

Before reviewing the article in this issue of Medical Writing by Larry Liberti and Tina Wang, The regulatory-HTA decision-making interface: What the medical writer should know (p. 50), I put on my ethicist’s hat. Thus, I tuned my ethics antennae to…

Registration and ethics committee approval for observational studies: Current status and way forward - Volume 26, Issue

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have always been recognised as the highest level of evidence in medical research. However, they cannot address the questions that one comes across in real-world clinical practice. Observational studies can answer…

Mentorship in EMWA: A perspective - Volume 22, Issue

Mentorship is a relationship practised in many fields of endeavour, including business, and has been recognised to be an important driving force in enhancing career development and professional satisfaction for both mentors and mentees. The…

Career shift: Employment to freelancing - Volume 28, Issue

There are often social stereotypes and mental barriers associated with a decision to be a freelancer. For me, flexibility and autonomy are the main values for choosing the path of freelancing; however, high standards and work ethics must be…

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