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American College of Epidemiology Ethics Guidelines
American College of Epidemiology (ACE)
American College of Epidemiology (ACE)
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"This document, which is indebted to past efforts to develop ethics guidelines for epidemiologists and to the commentary that has accompanied such efforts, provides the first set of ethics guidelines for the American College of Epidemiology. These guidelines have been developed primarily for the North American context and thus do not supercede international guidelines nor those developed for a particular region. The background to and rationale for this effort, including the purpose and nature of ethics guidelines in epidemiology, have been discussed elsewhere. Ethics guidelines are not static documents. They ought to reflect the changing role of epidemiologists in society. In addition, these ethics guidelines do not provide a step-by-step method for reaching decisions about ethical issues that arise in epidemiologic research and practice. Rather, they describe the core values, duties (obligations), and virtues that should serve as the basis for the thoughtful reflection and sound judgment that such decisions call for. This document is divided into four parts. The first part provides an overview of widely held core values, duties, and virtues in epidemiology and provides concise definitions of these concepts. The second part provides general statements of the obligations that epidemiologists have to various parties. The third part is a more detailed discussion of these guidelines. The fourth part provides a summary, outlines some remaining issues, and draws some conclusions."
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2000-01-24
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