Bioethics: Professional Codes and International Organization Codes

United States

• American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct 
• The Patient Care Partnership 
• American Medical Association Principles of Medical Ethics, June 2001
• Code of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association
• American Nurses Association Position Statement on Ethics and Human Rights
• American Pharmaceutical Association Code of Ethics
• Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
• Codes of Ethics Online (A collection of 850 codes of ethics for the U.S.)
• American Public Health Association Policy Statements

International

• HON Code of Conduct for medical and health websites
• International Council of Nurses (Position statements)
• World Medical Association Ethics Manual
• World Psychiatric Association (See Ethics section under "Site Map")
  
  • Declaration Of Madrid (1996)

 

 

 

Astralia

• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans
   National Health and Medical Research Council (updated May, 2013)

Canada

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Dalhousie University Policy on the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans  
• Dalhousie University. Senate. Integrity in Scholary Activity. 
  (Approved December 11, 1995, and amended January 29, 2001)
• Good Clinical Practice: Consolidated Guideline
  Health Canada, Therapeutic Products Directorate Guidelines
• National Council on Ethics in Human Research
• QE II Health Sciences Centre Research Ethics 
  (Guidelines and forms)
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (1998)
  NSERC/CIHR/SSHRC
• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Integrity in Research and Scholarship 
  NSERC/CIHR/SSHRC

Great Britain

• Medical Research Council Ethics and Best Practice
  • MRC Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials (PDF format: Adobe Reader required)
  • A Framework for Development and Evaluation of RCT's for Complex Interventions to Improve Health (PDF format: Adobe Reader required)

United States

• Belmont Report
  Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research developed by The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, 1979
• Food and Drug Administration 
  (Guidance for Institutional Review Boards and Clinical Investigators)
• Good Clinical Practice in FDA-Regulated Clinical Trials (Regulations and Guidelines)
• Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections(Many documents)
  • Title 45: Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46 (45 CFR 46) ("The Common Rule" - Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects)
• Health and Human Services, Office for Research Integrity (Policies and regulations)

International

• Council of Europe 
  Convention for the protection of Human Rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine: ETS no.: 164
• Declaration of Geneva (1948;  last amended: 2006) (full text)
  World Medical Association
• Declaration of Helsinki (1964; last amended: 2008) (full text)
  World Medical Association
• International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (2002) Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences  .pdf format
• Nuremberg Code (1947) (full text)
• World Association of Medical Editors - Research and Publication Ethics
  Resource page listing guidelines of many associations

General

• Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct (2002) (full text of book)
• On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research (full text of book)
• On Doing Qualitative Research Linked to Ethical Healthcare 
  An introduction to methodologies of qualitative research [PDF 277k] - Wellcome Trust

Australia 

National Health and Medical Research Council
Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes - 7th edition 2004

Canada 

Canadian Council on Animal Care 
Guide to the care and use of experimental animals Other guidelines and statements from CCAC can be found here as well. 

Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 
Animal welfare position statements 

Dalhousie University. University Committee on Laboratory Animals (UCLA) 
Research involving animals 
From the Office of Research Services "Policies and Procedures Handbook" 

National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Research Requiring the Use of Animals 

Great Britain 

Parliament. House of Lords
Report of the Select Committee on Animals in Scientific Procedures 

United States 

American College of Surgeons
Statement on the Use of Animals in Research, Education, and Teaching 

American Psychological Association's Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE)
Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals 

American Veterinary Medical Association 
Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia (2000) (PDF format - Adobe Reader required) 

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Consensus Conference on Animals in Biomedical Research 
Statement of Principles for the Use of Animals in Research and Education (1994) 

Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council 
Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals National Academy Press, 1996 

United States Government
Animal Welfare Act and Regulations