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This edition: The Ethics Police? The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe





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Episode Details

Original tape date: April 28, 2015. First aired: November 16, 2015.

Columbia University psychiatry professor Dr. Robert L. Klitzman explores the troubling and complex ethical issues surrounding medical experimentation with human subjects. How do the U.S. institutional review boards work? What does "informed consent" mean when you need a law degree to understand the consent forms?

Guest List

Dr. Robert L. Klitzman Psychiatry Professor, Columbia University

  • About this series

  • On this weekly half-hour television show, leading thinkers and policy makers discuss ethics and vital issues in global affairs. A mix of talks, town hall conversations and interviews are interspersed with compelling images to create a dynamic picture of vital global issues. Global Ethics Forum is produced by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, a non-profit educational institution based in New York City.

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