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Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:46 PM)De-identified data or samples | |||
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Answer: data or biological samples which have been stripped of information, such as name or medical record number, which personally identifies individuals. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:46 PM)Deontology | |||
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Answer: an approach to ethics, such as Kantianism, which emphasizes adherence to rules or principles of conduct. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:47 PM)Discrimination | |||
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Answer: treating people differently based on irrelevant characteristics, such as skin color, ethnicity, or gender. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:47 PM)Double-blinding | |||
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Answer: processes used to prevent human research subjects and researchers from discovering who is receiving an experimental treatment vs. a placebo. Double-blinding is used to control for the placebo effect. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:48 PM)Dual use research | |||
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Answer: research that can be readily used for beneficial or harmful purposes. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:49 PM)Duplicate publication | |||
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Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:50 PM)Emergency research | |||
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Answer: in human subjects research, research that is conducted when a subject who cannot provide informed consent faces a life-threatening illness that requires immediate treatment and has no available legally authorized representative to provide consent. The Food and Drug Administration has developed special rules for emergency research involving products that it regulates. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:50 PM)Error | |||
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Answer: an unintended adverse outcome; a mistake. | |||
Question: (Last edited: Friday, 31 July 2020, 6:51 PM)Ethical reasoning | |||
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Answer: Making a decision in response to a moral dilemma based a careful and thorough assessment of the different options in light of the facts and circumstances and ethical considerations. | |||