1983/06/01 by Robert J. Levine · 33 citations
Engineering · Health Professions · Medicine · Psychology · #Alternative medicine #Engineering #Engineering ethics #Ethics in medical practice #Informed consent #Medical education #Medicine #Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues #Patient Dignity and Privacy #Psychology
paper · doi:10.1001/archinte.1983.00350060161024
published in Archives of Internal Medicine 143(6), 1229 (American Medical Association)
openalex publication_date 1983/06/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Informed to research is generally perceived as something very different from informed to the practice of medicine. At an operational level, this perception is correct. There are major differences that reflect important distinctions between the nature and purpose of research and practice. However, at a more basic level, there is much more similarity than difference, since the fundamental purpose of informed is the same in research, practice, or in any other context. In this survey of the similarities and differences between research and practice, I shall write in general terms about the nature of research and practice, or what they are generally thought to be, without addressing the many exceptions to these generalizations. Informed to research is a very formal process.1Federal regulations require that the investigator develop a comprehensive account of the elements of informed consent for presentation to prospective subjects. In some cases,