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TWENTY YEARS OF HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES IN THE BALTIC STATES
Author(s) -
DRANSEIKA VILIUS,
GEFENAS EUGENIJUS,
CEKANAUSKAITE ASTA,
HUG KRISTINA,
MEZINSKA SIGNE,
PEICIUS EIMANTAS,
SILIS VENTS,
SOOSAAR ANDRES,
STROSBERG MARTIN
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
developing world bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1471-8847
pISSN - 1471-8731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2010.00288.x
Subject(s) - human research , political science , ethical issues , research ethics , engineering ethics , environmental ethics , public relations , engineering , philosophy
Two decades have passed since the first attempts were made to establish systematic ethical review of human research in the Baltic States. Legally and institutionally much has changed. In this paper we provide an historical and structural overview of ethical review of human research and identify some problems related to the role of ethical review in establishing quality research environment in these countries. Problems connected to (a) public availability of information, (b) management of conflicts of interest, (c) REC composition and motivation of REC members, and (d) differing levels of stringency of ethical review for different types of studies, are identified. Recommendations are made to strengthen cooperation among the Baltic RECs.