Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2010; 67(4): 189-197

Araştrımada Sorumluluklar: Sponsorların Rolü

Dirce Guilhem¹, Luciana Neves Da Silva Bampi¹, Roberto Cañete Villafranca^2
1Universidade De Brasilia, Faculdade De Ciencias Da Saude, Departamento De Enfermagem, Brasillia, Brazil
²Centre Of Hygiene, Epidemiology And Microbiology, Matanzas & Cuban Institute Of Gastroenterology, Havana City, Cuba.

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Anahtar Kelimeler: Bioethics, ethics, research, research involving human beings, sponsors responsibilities, research integrity.

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Responsibilities in Research: The Roles of Sponsors

Dirce Guilhem¹, Luciana Neves Da Silva Bampi¹, Roberto Cañete Villafranca^2
1Universidade De Brasilia, Faculdade De Ciencias Da Saude, Departamento De Enfermagem, Brasilia, Brasil
²Centre Of Hygiene, Epidemiology And Microbiology, Matanzas & Cuban Institute Of Gastroenterology, Havana City, Cuba.

The principle of responsibility assumed special status in the contemporary scenery besides de emergence of the conception related to necessity of public control of the scientific practice. The aim of this paper was to reflect about the roles carried out by sponsors from different institutions, national and international organizations, and pharmaceutical industries when moral conflicts emerge in this context. The complexity in the daily practice of researches involving human subjects points out the obligation to enlarge the panorama of the discussion on this theme, including several social and institutional partners. In this specific case became necessary to know the potential sponsors, exceeding the question concerning to the pharmaceutical industry. The most frequent sponsors listed in the literature were: the pharmaceutical industry, specially related to international research for development of new drugs, vaccines and medical products and equipments; international organizations in the case of epidemiological studies, drugs and vaccines for neglected diseases and research strengthening capabilities; national organizations working with specific health problems of the countries or regions populations; and research and academic institutions that have their own policies for research. This paper assumes the position that an ethical conduct during the preparation, development and dissemination of a research protocol results need to be shared between different partners. However, the sponsors have a crucial role to maintain the integrity of researches, to guarantee the protection of volunteers and society at large.

Keywords: Bioethics, ethics, research, research involving human beings, sponsors responsibilities, research integrity.

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