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		American College of Physicians Center For Ethics & Professionalism Documents and resources related to end-of-life care, managed care ethics, and professionalism.

American Medical Association


	Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs


	Institute for Ethics


	Virtual Mentor Discussion forum.

		American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Consolidation of the Society for Health and Human Values, Society for Bioethics Consultation, and American Association of Bioethics.

		American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics Publishes The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics and The American Journal of Law & Medicine. Web site offers news, audio programs, and conference information.

		Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Based at Indiana University. Produces several publications, including case studies.

		Bioethics.net Online edition of The American Journal of Bioethics. Daily news; special features; conference information; and "Bioethics for Beginners" section with extensive, well-organized links. Produced by the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and MIT Press.

		Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Includes material on testing and confidentiality, prisons, injection drug use, discrimination, and immigration. In English and French.

		European Network for Biomedical Ethics Based at University of Tübingen, Germany; publishes Biomedical Ethics.

		François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights Works to develop domestic and international policy focusing on the relationship between health and human rights in a global perspective.

		French National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences In French and English.

		Georgetown University National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Books, journals, newspaper articles, legal materials, regulations, codes, and government publications. Links to databases and teaching materials.

		Georgetown University Kennedy Institute of Ethics The world’s oldest and most comprehensive academic bioethics center. Research covering protection of research subjects, reproductive and feminist bioethics, end of life care, health care justice, intellectual disability, cloning, gene therapy, eugenics, and other major issues in bioethics.

		Global Forum on Bioethics in Research An informal partnership established by a number of organizations with a shared interest in the ethics of conducting research involving human beings in developing countries.

		Harvard School of Public Health Program on Ethical Issues in International Health Research Website includes case studies and links related to principles of research ethics, informed consent, responsibility to the study community, mechanisms of approval, and the role of funders. Also see Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics.

		Hastings Center Independent, nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research institute based in New York State. Research covers medicine and biomedical research; values and biotechnology; and health policy and health care systems.

		Iowa State University Bioethics Program Links.

		Johns Hopkins University Bioethics Institute Research includes medical privacy and international research ethics; many related publications, legislative material, and links provided for each research topic.

		Karolinska Institute Library: Bioethics Resources Based in Sweden, includes links to articles and case studies.

		Medical College of Wisconsin Center for the Study of Bioethics Includes distance learning and abstract service.

		Monash University Centre for Human Bioethics Based in Australia; publishes Monash Bioethics Review.

		National Human Genome Research Institute: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Research Established to anticipate and address the ethical, legal, and social issues that arise as the result of human genetic research.

		National Institutes of Health: Bioethics Resources on the Web Sponsored by the U.S. NIH Office of Extramural Research and the NIH Inter-Institute Bioethics Interest Group. Provides information about bioethics initiatives at NIH institutes and centers, other federal agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. Topics include research (domestic and international), biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, culture and ethnicity, end of life, palliative care, health insurance and managed care, and physician-patient relationship.

		Nuffield Council on Bioethics Based in U.K. and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Medical Research Council. Reports and discussion papers; topics include ethics of healthcare-related research in developing countries.

		Office for Human Research Protections Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

		President's Council on Bioethics U.S. presidential advisory council on bioethical issues in science and technology.

		Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics

		University of British Columbia Center for Applied Ethics Online discussions and courses and extensive links related to biomedical and health care ethics.

		University of Buffalo Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care News, online library, and an ethics core curriculum; featured topics include research, medical humanities, hospice and palliative care, advance directives, confidentiality and medical record privacy, genetics, and law.

		University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Policy and Ethics Core The purpose of the Policy and Ethics Core is to assure that HIV prevention and policy research at Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) meets the highest ethical standards, addresses pressing policy questions, and has a high impact on the policy-making process.

		University of Chicago MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics Online newsletter and guide to biomedical ethics resources.

		University of Michigan Ethics links and courses.

		University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics Houses editorial offices of American Journal of Bioethics. Links to Penn Medical School's virtual curriculum, which includes CMEs and grand rounds.

		University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law Extensive, well-annotated links.

		University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics

		University of Tsukuba Eubios Ethics Institute Based in Japan; publishes Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics. Materials in Japanese and English.

		University of the Witwatersrand HIV/AIDS: Ethical, Legal & Social Issues--Bioethics for the Developing World.

		WHO: Ethical Standards and Procedures for Research with Human Beings A collection of guidance documents and background material. See also the WHO Department of Health and Human Rights.

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