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|Resource Type=Guidelines
 
|Resource Type=Guidelines
 
|Title=Declaration of Helsinki
 
|Title=Declaration of Helsinki
|Is About=The World Medical Association (WMA) has developed the Declaration of Helsinki in 1964 as a statement of ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects, including research on identifiable human material and data.
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|Is About=Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. Developed by the World Medical Association in 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki is a fundamental document on biomedical research with human subjects. As a code of research ethics, the declaration provides principles to protect human subjects in biomedical research.
|Important Because=The Declaration lays down the principles under which scientific research involving human subjects is allowed. In broad lines, the health and well-being of the patient is of first consideration when conducting research, and as the declaration states: “A physician shall act in the patient’s best interest when providing medical care.” <references />
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|Important Because=The Declaration of Helsinki is especially important to protect the well-being of human subjects involved in biomedical research. It serves as a call of duty for physicians, that need to safeguard the welfare of the human subjects. Different European societies endorsed the declaration in their code of ethics and conduct. For instance, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Biomedical Alliance in Europe, and the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association.
 
|Important For=PhD Students; Research subjects; Scientists; Ethics committee members; Principal investigators
 
|Important For=PhD Students; Research subjects; Scientists; Ethics committee members; Principal investigators
 
|Has Best Practice=<br />
 
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Guidelines

Declaration of Helsinki

What is this about?

Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. Developed by the World Medical Association in 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki is a fundamental document on biomedical research with human subjects. As a code of research ethics, the declaration provides principles to protect human subjects in biomedical research.

Why is this important?

The Declaration of Helsinki is especially important to protect the well-being of human subjects involved in biomedical research. It serves as a call of duty for physicians, that need to safeguard the welfare of the human subjects. Different European societies endorsed the declaration in their code of ethics and conduct. For instance, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Biomedical Alliance in Europe, and the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association.

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