Critical points in the current construction of ethics committees at medical institutions
Significant advancements have been made in the establishment of ethics committees within medical institu-tions.However,in order to achieve a high-quality development it is imperative to focus on such critical points as distinguishment between biomedical research and the clinical application of medical technologies,steadfast adherence to the fundamental princi-ples of ethical review,establishment of an ethics committee with independent administrative authority,establishing independent ethics review committees in large medical institutions based on specialty,and strengthening of ethical training for medical person-nel and biomedical researchers.
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