The Benevolent Can Enjoy Longevity, the Virtue Embellishes the Self-cultivation:The Moral Premise of Health from the Confucianism Viewpoint / 中国医学伦理学

This paper discussed the relationship between health and longevity and ethics and moral from the Confucianism viewpoint. Morality is one of value premises of physical well-being, that is to say, morality is a cru-cial factor to maintain and recover health. The pursuit for health and longevity is worthwhile only if it is moral.

Influence of internet technology on doctor-patient relationships in China / 中国心理卫生杂志

Internet technology has influenced profoundly social relationships including doctor-patient rela-tionships in China.This paper argues that internet technology helps the patients play more important roles in medical decisions,offers more platforms and time for doctors to communicate with their patients,and promotes the improve-ment of health care quality and patients'satisfaction.Finally,the author affords some suggestions on how to deal with the internet technology challenges to doctor-patient relations in China.

Intormation disclosure requirements for investigators' financial conflict of interest in clinical trials of United States / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Investigators' financial conflict of interest(COI)in clinical trials may compromise the well-being of subjects and the objectivity and accountability of the research results.Lots of COI policies have been made in US to deal with such issues.This paper analyzed tIle policies governing investigators' financial COIs in clinical trials at the 21 medical schools which received the largest amount of research funds from the NIH.critically reviewed the different requirements of disclosure with the principles of respects for persons,justice,and beneficence.

Culture Diversity, Relativism & Bioethics / 中国医学伦理学

Cultural pluralism is one of the characters of contemporary world. People from disparate cultural backgrounds can make disparate moral judges on an act, taking place under the same circumstances. These different moral judgments can contribute to a kind of moral relativism in bioethics: disparate judgments would be equally right or valid depending on different cultural traditions. After carefully analyzing moral relativism's three propositions (diversity, relativity and tolerance), this paper contends that this kind of relativism will not be argued and that it can produce many unacceptable results. When dealing with the diversity in bioethics, mild objectivism is more advisable.

Financial Conflict-of-Interest Policies in U.S Medical Research / 中国医学伦理学

Investigators' financial conflict of interest in medical research may compromise the objectivity of the research results and the well-being of subjects.Lots of policies have been made to deal with these possible negative influences in US.This paper analyses the background of US COI policy-making and introduces the COI policies of government agencies,academic associations,medical magazines.

How to Deal with Investigators' Financial Conflict of Interest in Clinical Research: Subject,Principles and Strategies / 中国医学伦理学

Investigators' financial conflict of interest in clinical research may compromise the well-being of subjects,the objectivity of the research results.Should this kind of conflict of interest be deal with? Who should deal with it? What ethical principle should be adopted? What strategies should we use? This article will argue that investigators,institutes,professional associations,governmental agencies and medical journals should deal with financial conflict of interest together.They can use some strategies such as disclosure,management and prohibition according to the principles of Justice,Nonmaleficence/Beneficence,and Respect for Persons.