Research Ethics in the Arab Region

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
 Introduction  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 1-11
 Islam and Bioethics  (Nahed M. Ali, Samer S. El-Kamary)....Pages 13-18
Front Matter ....Pages 19-19
 What Kind of Research Ethics for the Arab Region?  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 21-29
 Exploitation and the Matter of History  (Robert Wachbroit)....Pages 31-45
 Research Involving Persons Likely to be Vulnerable  (Nahed M. Ali)....Pages 47-57
 Ethical Issues Involving Informed Consent in the Arab Region  (Shahd Osman)....Pages 59-72
 Children as Research Participants  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 73-81
 Ethical Issues Involved with the Analysis of Risks and Benefits  (Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla)....Pages 83-93
 Ethics of Biobanking in the Arab Region  (Mamoun Ahram)....Pages 95-106
 Ethics of Stem Cell Research in the Arab Region  (Rana Dajani)....Pages 107-116
 Ethical Issues in Social and Behavioral Research  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 117-131
 Ethical Issues in Conducting Research in Conflict Settings in the Arab Region  (Kaveh Khoshnood, Cindy Sousa, Kirsty Clark)....Pages 133-146
 An Ethical Framework for Conducting Research Involving Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Conflict Settings  (Shahd Osman)....Pages 147-159
 Ethical Considerations of Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials in the Arab Region  (Vladimír Mišík, Martin Boleček, Rachel V. Brady)....Pages 161-170
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 Models and Challenges of Research Governance Systems  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 173-179
Front Matter ....Pages 181-181
 Introduction: National Regulations and Guidelines  (Henry Silverman, Farida Lada)....Pages 183-186
 National Guidelines Regarding Research Ethics in the Arab Countries: An Overview  (Ghiath Alahmad)....Pages 187-197
 National Guidelines Regarding Research Ethics in Saudi Arabia  (Ghiath Alahmad)....Pages 199-206
 Biomedical Research Law in Morocco  (Latifa Adarmouch)....Pages 207-216
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 Regulatory Landscape in the Arab Region: Introduction  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 219-219
 Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Jordan  (Amal Al-Omari, Maysa Al-Hussaini)....Pages 221-228
 Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region – Saudi Arabia  (Ghiath Alahmad, Henry Silverman)....Pages 229-235
 Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Egypt  (Azza Saleh)....Pages 237-243
 Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Lebanon  (May M. Al Kassar, Bilal Azakir)....Pages 245-254
 Health Research, Regulations and Ethics in the United Arab Emirates  (Satish Chandrasekhar Nair, Farida Al Marzooqi, Aisha Al Khamiri)....Pages 255-266
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 Establishing Functioning Research Ethics Committees: Introduction  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 269-272
 Challenges of Research Ethics Committees in the Arab Region  (Hany M. Sleem, Henry Silverman)....Pages 273-279
 Challenges to Research Ethics Regulations: Academic Researchers’ Voices in the Arab World  (Jihad Makhoul, Rima Nakkash)....Pages 281-290
 Assessment of Research Ethics Committees  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 291-294
 Case Study: Research Ethics Committee at Cairo University, Egypt  (Noha Asem)....Pages 295-309
 Case Study: Research Ethics Committee at King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan  (Maysa Al-Hussaini)....Pages 311-324
 Guidance for the Management and Administrative Operations of Research Ethics Committees (REC)  (Farida Lada)....Pages 325-342
Front Matter ....Pages 343-343
 Building Capacity For Enhancing Research Ethics: Introduction  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 345-347
 Establishing Training Programs for Research Ethics Committees  (Shaza Abass)....Pages 349-358
 Responsible Conduct of Research  (Suhail Al-Amad)....Pages 359-371
 Clinical Research Management at the King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan  (Amal Al-Omari)....Pages 373-382
 Establishing a Clinical Research Center in Egypt  (Nadia Zaki)....Pages 383-393
 Concluding Remarks  (Henry Silverman)....Pages 395-396
Back Matter ....Pages 397-399