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Artificial intelligence poses a lot of ethical risks to businesses: It may promote bias, lead to invasions of privacy, and in the case of self-driving cars, even cause deadly accidents. Because AI is built to operate at scale, when a problem occurs, the impact is huge. Consider the AI that many health systems were using to spot high-risk patients in need of follow-up care. Researchers found that only 18% of the patients identified by the AI were Black—even though Black people accounted for 46% of the sickest patients. And the discriminatory AI was applied to at least 100 million patients. The sources of problems in AI are many. For starters, the data used to train it may reflect historical bias. The health systems’ AI was trained with data showing that Black people received fewer health care resources, leading the algorithm to infer that they needed less help. The data may under-sample certain subpopulations. Or the wrong goal may be set for the AI. Such issues aren’t easy to address, and they can’t be remedied with a technical fix. You need a committee—comprising ethicists, lawyers, technologists, business strategists, and bias scouts—to review any AI your firm develops or buys to identify the ethical risks it presents and address how to mitigate them. This article describes how to set up such a committee effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee in Florida has stated that judges can continue to employ judicial assistants who are running for public office, as long as the judge does not participate in their campaign and enforces strict rules to prevent any campaign-related work during office hours. The committee emphasized that the judge's name or position should not be used or referenced during fundraising activities. The committee also advised the judge to avoid any conduct that may be perceived as favoring or endorsing their assistant during the campaign. This opinion is not binding but can be used as evidence of good faith. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights recent findings from Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University regarding clinical research ethics, emphasizing the role of Clinical Research Ethics Committees (CRECs) in upholding good practices and volunteer rights. Topics discussed include the evaluation of research types, the characteristics of principal investigators, and the analysis of submitted applications, revealing significant gaps in researchers' understanding of appropriate study classifications.

The article offers information related to the Research Compliance Division of the periodical which includes physicians, committee doctors, scientists and lawyers to confront experiments that break fundamental rules of ethics and include the use of animals. It informs that the division identifies animal experiments to check violation of basic standards and animal welfare regulations.

A recent report from researchers at the University of Porto in Portugal examines the evolution and importance of the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) in a Western Amazonian institution between 2018 and 2022. The CEP plays a crucial role in ensuring ethical standards and protecting research participants in Brazilian research involving human subjects. The study found that the CEP evaluated 865 research protocols during this period, with a majority of them being from the Health Sciences field. However, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on the number of projects submitted for evaluation, with a 57% drop in registrations during 2020 to 2022. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Cape Town explores the perspectives of researchers, science policy makers, and research ethics committee members on the feedback of individual genetic research findings in African genomics research. The study found that participants believed that individual genetic research results that are clinically actionable should be returned to study participants, as they have a right to know information about their health. However, there is a need for precise guidance on how to return these findings. The decision on what individual results to feedback is challenging and context-specific. The study concludes that participants should receive information that could promote a healthier lifestyle, and only clinically actionable findings should be returned. Detailed guidelines should inform what should be returned. [Extracted from the article]

The Ethics Committee said it closed investigations into other allegations against Gaetz, including that he may have shared inappropriate videos or images on the House floor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Birmingham City University in the UK is conducting a new research study on the experiences of abuse and parenting alienation. The study aims to gain a better understanding of these experiences and why they may vary. They are seeking participants who have experienced parental alienation or have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual harm during childhood. The study has been approved by the university's ethics committee and is supervised by Dr. Olga Fotakopoulou, Dr. Laura Hammond, and Dr. Elle Boag. For more information or to participate, interested individuals can visit the provided links or contact Emily Platt, a PhD candidate at Birmingham City University. [Extracted from the article]

Injectsense Inc., a digital health company, has received approval from the ethics committee at the Centro de la Vision Clinic in Santiago, Chile, to conduct a 20-patient study on the safety and effectiveness of their wireless pressure sensor for measuring intra-ocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients. The study will be led by Dr. Juan Jose Mura, a glaucoma specialist, and will follow the company's previous achievements, including FDA Breakthrough Device Program designation and funding from the SBIR/NIH and Injectpower. The sensor, called iOP-Connect, aims to provide continuous monitoring of IOP to help manage glaucoma therapy effectively. [Extracted from the article]

In this article, 1 defend a discomfiting thesis: The clinical ethicist should sometimes be ati active participant in the deception of patients and families. The case fur this conclusion builds off SisseIii Bok's seminal analysis of lying. from which I emphasize that. despite some common intuitions to the contrary. there is prima facie no morally relevant difference between lies of omission and commission. I then discuss deceptions prevalence in medical encounters. noting that the ethicist is often einbedded in corresponding decisions. and explicate the realities that underlie there tough cases. Among those realities is the fallacy that deception can always be avoided through better communication. I conclude with an elaboration of ethicists' role-model status and argue that they can turn the deception into a powerful teaching moment about the complexity of ethics reasoning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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China is taking a comprehensive approach to governing artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure ethical standards and human rights protection. The country has enacted legislation and created a framework that includes development planning, governance principles, policies, ethical standards, and ethical review processes. China has integrated ethical principles into AI development and application, establishing ethics committees and guidelines for responsible use. The country's approach emphasizes the balance between technological innovation and human rights protection, and it advocates for global collaboration in AI governance. [Extracted from the article]

The Ethics Committee of the Indian Parliament has adopted a draft report against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra regarding allegations of a 'cash for Parliament questions' matter. The report will be submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with the committee's recommendations. The committee chairman, Vinod Sonkar, stated that the report contains a detailed account of the fact-finding process, but he did not disclose the recommendations. The report, which is 500 pages long, was supported by six committee members and opposed by four. The committee is investigating allegations made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey that Moitra accepted cash and favors in exchange for asking questions in the Lok Sabha. Moitra had previously accused the committee's chairperson of asking her personal and unethical questions during a hearing. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) examined the impact of accreditation on registered ethics committees (ECs) in India in terms of quality and governance. The study found that the process of accreditation resulted in improvements in the functioning of ECs, particularly in areas such as structure and composition, adherence to specific policies, completeness of review, and after-approval processes. Accredited ECs demonstrated better adherence to specific policies compared to non-accredited ECs. The research concludes that accreditation plays a significant role in enhancing the quality and governance of ECs. [Extracted from the article]

The Justice Department dropped its investigation last year into whether Gaetz paid an underage woman for sex, but the House Ethics Committee is still probing the matter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The House Ethics Committee noted its look into the congressman's finances does not indicate a violation has been committed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study conducted at Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital in Maharashtra, India, examined the reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in clinical trials. The study evaluated compliance with evolving criteria for reporting serious adverse events (SAEs) before and after the implementation of new drug and trial rules in 2019. The researchers found acceptable adherence to SAE reporting criteria and noted a decrease in the number and length of SAE subcommittee meetings after the implementation of the new rules. The study focused on various therapeutic areas, with endocrine and cardiology projects being the most prominent. The findings suggest that stakeholders are reporting SAEs in accordance with the evolving criteria. [Extracted from the article]

The new EU regulation on clinical trials is intended to promote a greater level of harmonization of European Union rules in this area. However, it does not elaborate a common normative framework regarding the functioning of research ethics committees, leaving this responsibility to the Member States. This article offers a comparative analysis of the resulting regulatory situation. It demonstrates that this scenario is defined by considerable variability in the regulation of ethics monitoring between the EU Member States. We argue that this disparity should not necessarily be a negative factor for the optimization of the trial supervision regime in the EU.Moreover, we consider that it may be a stimulus for the achievement of excellence in the performance of this monitoring task. On the other hand, we also highlight risks for the rights of participants if an adequate monitoring framework is not ensured. Under these circumstances, we observe how the EU faces a dilemma. On the one hand, it may promote a rigid uniformity between the regulation of ethics committees between Member States, but this might diminish the quality of their performance. On the other hand, it may opt for maintaining the current situation, but this might increase differences in the performance of the ethics committees between Member States, including the number trials performed by country. A third option would be to allow the competitive framework to remain for a set period of time, in order to learn from the best practices reached in individual Member States before finally harmonizing national legislative provisions on this basis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study conducted by researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) examined the readability of informed consent forms (ICFs) submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute of Cancerology of Mexico (INCan). The study found that more than half of the ICFs from internal investigations were difficult to read, requiring up to 9.9 years of education to understand. In contrast, ICFs from international multicenter investigations were aimed at an average education level of 5.5 years and had normal readability. The researchers concluded that objective tools are needed to evaluate the comprehension of ICFs by ethics committees, such as assessing the readability of the documents. [Extracted from the article]

A recent report from the University of Sydney highlights the potential barriers faced by women in Australian workplaces when it comes to breastfeeding. The report discusses a citizen science pilot project that aimed to engage women in photographing and sharing information on breastfeeding facilities in workplaces. However, the project faced challenges due to ethics committee requirements, such as the need for employer consent to take photographs. The researchers argue that these requirements may have reinforced the powerlessness some women experience at work. The report emphasizes the importance of supportive workplaces for breastfeeding and calls for further action to address this issue. [Extracted from the article]

The House Ethics Committee today announced it's launching an investigation into whether Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's (D-Fla.) violated campaign finance law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Delhi High Court has reserved its judgment on the interim relief sought by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in her defamation case against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Dehadrai. Moitra alleges that false and defamatory accusations were made against her in connection with the cash-for-query controversy. The court asked about any quid pro quo between Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani, and advocates representing Dubey and Dehadrai argued that there was a quid pro quo between Moitra and Hiranandani. The court has instructed the counsels to provide the relevant portion of the Ethics Committee's report for consideration. [Extracted from the article]

The European Central Bank's ethics committee has stated that Bank of Portugal Governor Mario Centeno did not compromise his independence when he was proposed as a potential successor to Portugal's outgoing prime minister. The committee found that Centeno complied with the requirements of the ECB's code of conduct. This comes after the Bank of Portugal's ethics commission also cleared Centeno of any wrongdoing in November. [Extracted from the article]

Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, has agreed to examine the urgent listing of a plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra. Moitra is challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha and has moved the apex court under Article 32 of the Constitution. In her plea, she argues that her expulsion was unfair, unjust, and arbitrary. The action against her was taken following an Ethics Committee probe on a charge of "cash for Parliament questions." [Extracted from the article]

Mahua Moitra, a leader of the Trinamool Congress, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha. She argues that her expulsion was unfair, unjust, and arbitrary. Moitra was expelled from the Lower House of Parliament following an Ethics Committee probe into allegations of "cash for Parliament questions." The committee found her guilty of sharing her parliamentary logins with a Dubai-based businessman. Moitra maintains that the ethics panel did not have the power to expel her and denies accepting cash from the businessman. [Extracted from the article]

Ziwe is interviewing former Congressman George Santos who was expelled from Congress earlier this month. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A report from the University of Wollongong in Australia discusses the process of applying for ethics approval in primary care research. The researchers highlight several factors that can enhance ethics applications, such as increased consumer involvement, comprehensive literature reviews, researcher training in ethical research and clinical trials, the use of online platforms for participant information and consent, and consideration of the risks of genomic research or research in subpopulations. The paper emphasizes the importance of protecting the community, clinicians, and researchers when preparing ethics applications. The research has been peer-reviewed and can be found in the Australian Journal of General Practice. [Extracted from the article]

A leader of the Congress party in West Bengal has criticized the party's top leadership following their poor performance in recent assembly polls. The leader indirectly blamed the high command for their attempts to align with "corrupt forces," referring to Congress leaders sharing the stage with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The leader expressed concern that the party's dependence on others instead of standing on its own feet could lead to a Congress-free India. The leader also criticized the state Congress chief for seeking a review of the functioning of Parliament's Ethics Committee in relation to a Trinamool Congress MP. [Extracted from the article]

George Santos, a member of the US Congress, has been expelled after a year of revelations about his fabrications and alleged misconduct. Santos, who was elected in 2022, was found to have lied about his education, work experience, and personal background. The House voted 311-114 to remove him, with many Republicans switching sides after an Ethics Committee investigation substantiated new allegations. Santos' expulsion creates an open seat in a Democratic-leaning district and weakens the Republican majority in the House. A special election will be held to fill the seat within the next three months. [Extracted from the article]

George Santos, a New York Republican, has been expelled from the US House of Representatives after being indicted for fraud, theft, and lying to the government. The bipartisan vote to remove Santos surpassed the required majority, with many Republicans switching sides after an Ethics Committee investigation substantiated new allegations against him. Santos is the first House member to be expelled since 2002 and only the sixth in US history. His expulsion creates an open seat in a Democratic-leaning district, eroding the narrow Republican majority in the House. A special election will be held to fill the seat within 90 days. [Extracted from the article]

Santos himself is likely to face an expulsion vote Thursday after a House Ethics Committee found he "blatantly stole from his campaign." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bowman pleaded guilty to falsely pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol building last month, causing an evacuation ahead of a critical vote on averting a government shutdown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

George Santos, a New York congressman, is facing a third attempt to expel him from the US House of Representatives. Representative Michael Guest, chairman of the House Ethics Committee, introduced a resolution based on a scathing ethics report that detailed Santos' alleged lies and misdeeds. The report concluded that Santos had stolen from his campaign and sought personal financial gain. Santos is also facing a federal indictment on related charges. He has survived two previous attempts to oust him, but expulsion would require the support of two-thirds of the House. [Extracted from the article]

Santos will not run for re-election, in the wake of a scathing House Ethics Committee report accusing him of extensively stealing from his campaign. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The House Ethics Committee alleged Santos has committed more crimes than the 23 federal offenses he has already been charged with, according to a report it released Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) blasted the House Ethics Committee report as a "disgusting politicized smear," but said he isn't seeking reelection because "my family deserves better." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress party in India, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for a little over an hour. Banerjee submitted a 5,500-page document to the ED and stated that he would return if necessary. Despite advice to skip the summons, Banerjee chose to be physically present. In a previous interrogation, he was questioned for about ten hours. Banerjee also commented on the Ethics Committee of Parliament recommending strong actions against another Trinamool Congress member, Mahua Moitra, stating that he believes she is capable of fighting her own battle. [Extracted from the article]

On October 26, Dubey and advocate Anant Dehadrai had given "oral evidence" to the Committee against Moitra. November 9 -- In what could spell more troubles for Mahua Moitra, who is facing charges in the alleged "cash for query" case, BJP leader Nishikant Dubey claimed on Wednesday that anti-corruption body Lokpal has ordered a CBI inquiry against her on the basis of his complaint against the the Trinamool Congress MP. [Extracted from the article]

Top executives of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) defended the agency's record against allegations of mismanagement and conflicts of interest during a hearing before Parliament's ethics committee. Annette Verschuren, the chair of SDTC, and Leah Lawrence, its CEO, refuted claims made by former employees that the agency showed favoritism to entrepreneurs close to its board. The executives stated that the allegations were false and that a thorough investigation conducted by the law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt found no wrongdoing. The controversy surrounding SDTC has led to the suspension of its funding powers and an ongoing probe by the auditor general. [Extracted from the article]

The ethics committee is probing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey'sallegations that Moitra accepted cash and favours for askingquestions in Lok Sabha on Gautam Adani at the behest ofbusinessman Hiranandani. Moitra on Wednesday had written to the Ethics Committeedemanding to cross-examine complainant and Supreme Courtlawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai and Dubai-based businessmanDarshan Hiranandani. [Extracted from the article]

Moitra on Wednesday had written to the Ethics Committeedemanding to cross-examine complainant and Supreme Courtlawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai and Dubai-based businessmanDarshan Hiranandani. Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra,who appeared before the Parliament's Ethics Committee in connectionwith the alleged "cash-for-Parliament questions" charge onThursday, walked out along with Opposition MPs, questioningthe way the meeting was conducted. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the mounting problems being faced by Republican leader Tom Delay who is facing questions about his dealings with his chief of staff, Ed Buckham. Buckham who became one of the most powerful men in Washington due to Delay; Practices of Delay which included doing almost anything to increase the majority of his party in Congress even crossing the line of legality; How his office developed the muscle to push or block anything Delay asked for; Delay who was slapped by the House ethics committee three times last year for violations; The web of influence and deals that are not exactly proper; How the investigations into the leader and his right-hand man have paralyzed the House ethics committee; Details on some of the allegations against the two men; Goodwill from Republicans which is beginning to evaporate; Positioning by others to take over his job should he lose it.

The article explores how human embryos cloned from skin cells grown in incubators, human-monkey embryos on the ethics committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), which advises researchers and policymakers. Topics include researchers from growing human embryos in the lab society needs to revise where ethical lines in Nature magazine; and research group led by stem cell biologist Jun Wu used pluripotent human stem cells embryos known as blastocysts.

The lines between research and medical innovation can be blurry. When does a new surgical practice cross from case study to a study that must adhere to human research protection regulations? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents information regarding several books. Books were in the news last week. Jim Wright's book, which was under scrutiny by the U.S. House Ethics Committee, is a compilation of the sayings of Speaker. Reading another prominent and familiar story of chicanery on high, we were reminded of Ezra Pound's dictum, "Literature is news that stays news." News of a different sort was made by the publication of the fiftieth anniversary edition of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."

Presents some notes on an experiment in Moral and Conduct in relation to an investigation of U.S. Senator Thomas J. Dodd being conducted by the Committee on Standards and Conduct in the 1960s. Accusations against Dodd; Limit set by the Ethics Committee in its indictment and the item the committee turned over to the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service for possible action; How the experiment has reached the point where a man who makes sacrifices to help expose a corrupt senator can be badly hurt by things he can neither hear nor read.

The development comes ahead of the Delhi High Court hearing the defamation suitfiled by Trinamool Congress MP Moitra in alleged cash for Parliament questionsagainst BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai on Tuesday. October 31 -- Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, who is being probed byParliament's Ethics Committee over alleged cash for Parliament questions charge,on Tuesday alleged that the Centre was targetting her phone. [Extracted from the article]