TY - JOUR AB - Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines for Ethical Conduct by Members and Fellows Background vant relationships among parties engaged in professional ac­ tivities and their sources of support. This is a time of heightened concern regarding ethical be­ havior. Members of the Infectious Diseases Society of Amer­ Research ica (IDSA) must face complex relationships among physi­ cians, investigators, the biomedical industry, pharmaceutical Human subjects and peer review. Whether intitiated by corporations, patients, patient advocates, attorneys, insur­ the investigator(s) or by another individual or agency, all ance companies, educational institutions, hospitals and research proposals involving human subjects must be sub­ other private and public corporations providing health ser­ jected to review by an institutional review board or equiva­ vices, regulatory agencies, and city, state, and federal govern­ lent body. Boards should be appointed independently by a ments. During the course of these interactions, many ethical university, hospital, or other appropriate agency. Their form questions arise. . . and function should conform to guidelines set down in the These guidelines are based on the principle that physicians US Code of Federal Regulations or equivalent regulations and medical scientists have a special responsibility to serve for members in other countries. The institutional TI - Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines for Ethical Conduct by Members and Fellows JF - The Journal of Infectious Diseases DO - 10.1093/infdis/167.1.iv DA - 1993-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/infectious-diseases-society-of-america-guidelines-for-ethical-conduct-hGD4QoFluf SP - iv EP - v VL - 167 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -