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Death strips away all of the superficial and mundane details of
living and leaves behind life's bare essentials. Death is
inevitable in life. It knows no boundaries. It knows no skin color,
no financial or social standing. It knows nothing but itself. The
paradox of Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer is in
its warm affirmation of life through the 'dying declarations' of
patients who are peering into the cold face of death. The author
reveals personal experiences about life, death, and the courage to
strip away the unimportant aspects of life to make way for a
clearer understanding on just what is truly important. Simple,
moving stories invigorate and spark insightswhile discussing all
aspects of hospice volunteering. By facing death on a regular
basis, one can no longer maintain a tight grip on the masks, games,
and trivialities that one uses to hide from truth. The person who
looks death in the eye becomes more honest, grateful,
compassionate, and humble. In Dying Declarations: Notes from a
Hospice Volunteer, the author shares his experiences and the
lessons he learned from the dying while working as a hospice
volunteer. The stories, rather than being sad and depressing,
present the author's hospice experience as being some of the most
personally uplifting and enriching experiences of his life. In
Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer you will learn:
about training for hospice work why hospice volunteers are at times
more beneficial to the well-being of dying patients than family,
clergy, or medical personnel the three basic tasks for a hospice
volunteer how children and dogs can be beneficial for patients the
impact that a dying patient can have on the life of a hospice
volunteer words of wisdom about living life, directly from hospice
patients Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer will
inspire and enlighten hospice volunteers, nurses, physicians,
clergy, social workers or anyone who works for hospice or provides
end-of-life care.
During the past decade scientists, public policy analysts,
politicians, and laypeople, have become increasingly aware of the
importance of ethical conduct in scientific research. In this
timely book, David B. Resnik introduces the reader to the ethical
dilemmas and questions that arise in scientific research.
Some of the issues addressed in the book include ethical
decision-making, the goals and methods of science, and misconduct
in science. "The Ethics of Science" also discusses significant case
studies such as human and animal cloning, the Challenger accident
and Tobacco research. This is essential reading for anyone who
wishes to understand the importance of ethics in science.
During the past decade scientists, public policy analysts,
politicians, and laypeople, have become increasingly aware of the
importance of ethical conduct in scientific research. In this
timely book, David B. Resnik introduces the reader to the ethical
dilemmas and questions that arise in scientific research.
Some of the issues addressed in the book include ethical
decision-making, the goals and methods of science, and misconduct
in science. "The Ethics of Science" also discusses significant case
studies such as human and animal cloning, the Challenger accident
and Tobacco research. This is essential reading for anyone who
wishes to understand the importance of ethics in science.
This book fills a gap in the literature on the Precautionary
Principle by placing the principle within the wider context of
precautionary reasoning and uses philosophical arguments and case
studies to demonstrate when it does-and does not-apply. The book
invites the reader to take a step back from the controversy
surrounding the Precautionary Principle and consider the
overarching rationales for responding to threats to the environment
or public health. It provides practical guidance and probing
insight for the intended audience, including scholars, students,
journalists, and policymakers.
Death strips away all of the superficial and mundane details of
living and leaves behind life's bare essentials. Death is
inevitable in life. It knows no boundaries. It knows no skin color,
no financial or social standing. It knows nothing but itself. The
paradox of Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer is in
its warm affirmation of life through the 'dying declarations' of
patients who are peering into the cold face of death. The author
reveals personal experiences about life, death, and the courage to
strip away the unimportant aspects of life to make way for a
clearer understanding on just what is truly important. Simple,
moving stories invigorate and spark insightswhile discussing all
aspects of hospice volunteering. By facing death on a regular
basis, one can no longer maintain a tight grip on the masks, games,
and trivialities that one uses to hide from truth. The person who
looks death in the eye becomes more honest, grateful,
compassionate, and humble. In Dying Declarations: Notes from a
Hospice Volunteer, the author shares his experiences and the
lessons he learned from the dying while working as a hospice
volunteer. The stories, rather than being sad and depressing,
present the author's hospice experience as being some of the most
personally uplifting and enriching experiences of his life. In
Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer you will learn:
about training for hospice work why hospice volunteers are at times
more beneficial to the well-being of dying patients than family,
clergy, or medical personnel the three basic tasks for a hospice
volunteer how children and dogs can be beneficial for patients the
impact that a dying patient can have on the life of a hospice
volunteer words of wisdom about living life, directly from hospice
patients Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer will
inspire and enlighten hospice volunteers, nurses, physicians,
clergy, social workers or anyone who works for hospice or provides
end-of-life care.
This book provides a framework for approaching ethical and policy
dilemmas in research with human subjects from the perspective of
trust. It explains how trust is important not only between
investigators and subjects but also between and among other
stakeholders involved in the research enterprise, including
research staff, sponsors, institutions, communities, oversight
committees, government agencies, and the general public. The book
argues that trust should be viewed as a distinct ethical principle
for research with human subjects that complements other principles,
such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. The
book applies the principle of trust to numerous issues, including
informed consent, confidentiality, risk minimization, risks and
benefits, protection of vulnerable subjects, experimental design,
research integrity, and research oversight.This work also includes
discussions of the history of research involving human subjects,
moral theories and principles, contemporary cases, and proposed
regulatory reforms. The book is useful for undergraduate and
graduate students studying ethical policy issues related to
research with human subjects, as well as for scientists and
scholars who are interested in thinking about this topic from the
perspective of trust.
This book provides a framework for approaching ethical and policy
dilemmas in research with human subjects from the perspective of
trust. It explains how trust is important not only between
investigators and subjects but also between and among other
stakeholders involved in the research enterprise, including
research staff, sponsors, institutions, communities, oversight
committees, government agencies, and the general public. The book
argues that trust should be viewed as a distinct ethical principle
for research with human subjects that complements other principles,
such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. The
book applies the principle of trust to numerous issues, including
informed consent, confidentiality, risk minimization, risks and
benefits, protection of vulnerable subjects, experimental design,
research integrity, and research oversight.This work also includes
discussions of the history of research involving human subjects,
moral theories and principles, contemporary cases, and proposed
regulatory reforms. The book is useful for undergraduate and
graduate students studying ethical policy issues related to
research with human subjects, as well as for scientists and
scholars who are interested in thinking about this topic from the
perspective of trust.
Responsible Conduct of Research provides an overview of ethical,
legal, and social issues in scientific research for science
students, trainees, and professional scientists. This book gives an
in-depth analysis of a wide array of topics, including ethical
theory and decision-making, misconduct, questionable research
practices, research record-keeping, data sharing, data auditing,
reproducibility, authorship, publication, peer review, intellectual
property, conflict of interest, mentoring, safe research
environment, animal experimentation, research with human subjects,
and social responsibility. Authors Adil E. Shamoo and David B.
Resnik include several case studies and questions at the end of
each chapter that can serve as a basis for further analysis and
discussion. The concluding chapter of the book describes some steps
that researchers, institutional officials, government agencies, and
scientific organizations can take to promote ethical conduct in
scientific research. In this 4th edition of Responsible Conduct of
Research has been updated to include references and discussions of
new and evolving topics, such as digital image manipulation,
self-plagiarism, retractions, publication on pre-print servers,
harassment, research with human biological samples, revisions to
the Common Rule for research with human subjects, dual use
research, the COVID-19 pandemic, providing science advice, and
interactions with the media.
Since the early 2000s, the field of Responsible Conduct of Research
has become widely recognized as essential to scientific education,
investigation, and training. At present, research institutions with
public funding are expected to have some minimal training and
education in RCR for their graduate students, fellows and trainees.
These institutions also are expected to have a system in place for
investigating and reporting misconduct in research or violations of
regulations in research with human subjects, or in their
applications to federal agencies for funding. Public scrutiny of
the conduct of scientific researchers remains high. Media reports
of misconduct scandals, biased research, violations of human
research ethics rules, and moral controversies in research occur on
a weekly basis. Since the 2009 publication of the 2nd edition of
Shamoo and Resnik's Responsible Conduct of Research, there has been
a vast expansion in the information, knowledge, methods, and
diagnosis of problems related to RCR and the multitude of ethical
issues of human subject protections. With the climate surrounding
research conduct always shifting, developments in the field make an
updated edition a necessity. All chapters have been revised and
reflect the most current RCR landscape. New or further-developed
topics include social responsibility and misconduct in social
sciences, climate-change research, authorship, and peer review.
Updates include new information on research involving human
subjects or "vulnerable" biological subjects, as well as genetic
research. Just like in previous editions, all chapters contain
recent case studies and legal examples of various subjects.
Modern science is big business. Governments, universities, and
corporations have invested billions of dollars in scientific and
technological research in the hope of obtaining power and profit.
For the most part, this investment has benefited science and
society, leading to new discoveries, inventions, disciplines,
specialties, jobs, and career opportunities. However, there is a
dark side to the influx of money into science. Unbridled pursuit of
financial gain in science can undermine scientific norms, such as
objectivity, honesty, openness, respect for research participants,
and social responsibility.
In The Price of Truth, David B. Resnik examines some of the
important and difficult questions resulting from the financial and
economic aspects of modern science. How does money affect
scientific research? Have scientists become entrepreneurs bent on
making money instead of investigators searching for the truth? How
does the commercialization of research affect the public's
perception of science? Can scientists prevent money from corrupting
the research enterprise? What types of rules, polices, and
guidelines should scientists adopt to prevent financial interests
from adversely affecting research and the public's opinion of
science?
Environmental Health Ethics illuminates the conflicts between
protecting the environment and promoting human health. In this
study, David B. Resnik develops a method for making ethical
decisions on environmental health issues. He applies this method to
various issues, including pesticide use, antibiotic resistance,
nutrition policy, vegetarianism, urban development, occupational
safety, disaster preparedness and global climate change. Resnik
provides readers with the scientific and technical background
necessary to understand these issues. He explains that
environmental health controversies cannot simply be reduced to
humanity versus environment and explores the ways in which human
values and concerns - health, economic development, rights and
justice - interact with environmental protection.
Environmental Health Ethics illuminates the conflicts between
protecting the environment and promoting human health. In this
study, David B. Resnik develops a method for making ethical
decisions on environmental health issues. He applies this method to
various issues, including pesticide use, antibiotic resistance,
nutrition policy, vegetarianism, urban development, occupational
safety, disaster preparedness and global climate change. Resnik
provides readers with the scientific and technical background
necessary to understand these issues. He explains that
environmental health controversies cannot simply be reduced to
humanity versus environment and explores the ways in which human
values and concerns - health, economic development, rights and
justice - interact with environmental protection.
DNA patenting has emerged as a hot topic in science policy and
bioethics as private companies and government agencies spend
billions of dollars on genetic research and development in a race
to identify, sequence, and analyze DNA from human, animal, and
plant species. David B. Resnik's Owning the Genome explores the
ethical, social, philosophical, theological, and policy issues
surrounding DNA patenting and develops a comprehensive approach to
the topic. Resnik considers arguments for and against DNA patenting
and concludes that only a patent on a whole human genome would be
inherently immoral, while the morality of other DNA patents depends
on their consequences for science, medicine, agriculture, industry,
and society. He also stresses the importance of government
regulations and policies in order to minimize the harmful effects
of patenting while promoting the beneficial ones.
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