Ethics committee (disambiguation)
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An ethics committee is a committee dedicated to the rights and well-being of research subjects, also known as an Institutional Review Board and may refer to:
- Ethics Committee (European Union)Ethics Committee (European Union)The Ethics Committee, according to Directive 2001/20/EC, is an independent body in a Member State of the European Union, consisting of healthcare professionals and non-medical members, whose responsibility it is to protect the rights, safety and well being of human subjects involved in a clinical...
, the ethics committee for all research conducted in the European Union - The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and EthicsCanadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and EthicsThe Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics is a permanent standing committee of the Canadian House of Commons that reports to the Parliament of Canada on issues related to ethics and the Access to Information Act. The committee may be referred to...
- United States House Committee on Standards of Official ConductUnited States House Committee on Standards of Official ConductThe Committee on Ethics, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives. Prior to the 112th Congress it was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct....
(popularly known as the "Ethics Committee") - United States Senate Select Committee on EthicsUnited States Senate Select Committee on EthicsThe U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics. It is also commonly referred to as the Senate Ethics Committee...