National Bioethics Advisory Commission Reports and Commissioned Papers

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Ethical and Policy Issues in Research Involving Human Participants
The seven chapters contained here address the complicated policy issues of research involving human participants, while sixteen commissioned papers address topics as varied as the history of research oversite, the privacy and confidentiality of participants, and multiple aspects of Institutional Review Boards.
Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders That May Affect Decisionmaking Capacity, December 1998
Five chapters and five commissioned papers define the issues, present the benefits and risks, and make recommendations for conducting research with persons with mental disorders.
Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries, French and Spanish translations.
A summary in English and the Spanish and French translations are available.
Research Involving Human Biological Materials: Ethical Issues and Policy Guidance
One commissioned paper from this extensive report is maintained on the OEC An Ethical Framework For Biological Samples Policy - Commissioned Paper by Allen Buchanan, University of Arizona. This paper focuses on key ethical issues that arise in doing research with human biological material and sample policy.
Letter of Transmittal to the President National Bioethics Advisory Commission
A scanned version of the communication between President Bill Clinton and NBAC Chairman Harold T. Shapiro
National Bioethics Advisory Commission Staff and Consultants
A list of the functions of NBAC and its staff and their affiliations.

The following NBAC reports are not yet part of the OEC and may be found at the Georgetown site National Bioethics Advisory Commission Publications

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