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Online Resources for Research in Medical Ethics Below are some resources that you might explore for your research online, though you are welcome to

pursue your own resources as well. (Just make sure they are produced through non-biased experts in the

field.)

• Animal Research, Federal Guidelines for Protection http://animalresearch.thehastingscenter.org/u-s-law-and-animal-research/

• National Advocates for Pregnant Women: http://advocatesforpregnantwomen.org/

Direct link to articles that they share on pregnancy and addiction:

http://advocatesforpregnantwomen.org/main/publications/articles_and_reports/

• The American Medical Association “Code of Medical Ethics”:

o http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical- ethics.page

• The American Medical Association Journal of Ethics:

o http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/

• The American Nurses Association “Code of Ethics” (Be careful not to use this source for research which duplicates class assignments. You cannot receive new credit for the same work.)

o http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses.as px

• The American Nurses Association “Position Statements” on a variety of topics can be found at

o http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/HealthcareandPolicyIssues/ANAPositionSt atements/EthicsandHumanRights.aspx.

• The American Physical Therapy Association, “Ethics & Professionalism”

o http://www.apta.org/EthicsProfessionalism/

• The American Psychological Association “Ethics Office” (which has a link to “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and the Code of Conduct,” and many articles on ethics in this form of health

care):

o http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx

• The Human Genome Project, “Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues”:

o http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml

• Links for Bioethics Research, Provided through the University of MN:

o http://www.ahc.umn.edu/bioethics/resource/links/home.html

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• Minnesota Department of Health

o Home: http://www.health.state.mn.us/index.html

• Minority Health & Multicultural Health (MN Dept of Health)

o http://www.health.state.mn.us/ommh/

• Required Reporting for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (MN Dept Health)

o http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/reportable/std.html

• Minnesota Partnership for Genomics & Biomedical Research (Partnership between University of MN and Mayo Clinic). Below is their introductory page on this work, though it offers a link to

“Resources to Learn More” which takes you out to other sites.

o http://minnesotapartnership.info/genomics-biotechnology/

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

o http://nccam.nih.gov/