Do any laboratories have guidelines for ethical use of patient specimens
that were originally sent for the purpose of clinical diagnosis, for other
purposes such as determining normal ranges, method comparisons, evaluating
a new analytical method, medical research, education and training of
medical laboratory staff? If so,
were these guidelines approved by your local ethical committee?
are they general guidelines applicable generally to all such cases or are
they specific to an individual project?
can these guidelines be shared with others with an interest in this question?
Dr Peter Raggatt,
Dept of Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, CB22QR, UK
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