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Professional Ethics

Professional ethics includes understanding what constitutes professional attitudes and behavior, knowledge about the appropriate use of animals and humans in research, and understanding issues of confidentiality.

Here are a variety of web sites with guidelines and examples that you might find useful.*

APS Public Affairs website
American Physiological Society

Bioethics Resources on the Web: Tutorials, Case Studies and Courses
National Institutes of Health

Code of Ethics
American Physiological Society

Conflict of Interest Information and Resources
National Institutes of Health

Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, and Licensing Issues
University of California, Berkeley

Effective Mentoring Requires Confidentiality
International Mentoring Association

Ethical Policies and Procedures
American Physiological Society

Ethical Standards. II. Guiding Standards: Research Populations, Educational Institutions, and the Public
American Educational Research Organization

Ethics Revisited
Dale J. Benos, Advances in Physiology Education

Ethics and Scientific Publication
Dale J. Benos, et. al, Advances in Physiology Education

RCR Education Resources
Office of Research Integrity, Dept. of Energy, Office for Human Research Protections

*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information posted on these web sites.

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