Status Analysis on the Biobanks Ethical Management of Public Hospitals in Shanghai / 中国医学伦理学

Objective:To analyze the status of ethical management of biobanks in Shanghai public hospitals. Methods :A questionnaire survey on ethical management of biobanks was conducted in 9 representative ethics com-mittees, which were established in public hospitals with biobanks in Shanghai. Results: The ethics committees in Shanghai public hospitals had paid relatively high attention to ethical review of protocols were related to biobanks. Nonetheless, the ethical supervision and training on biobanks in Shanghai public hospitals should be enhanced. Con-clusion:The unified ethical guideline on biobanks should be developed in Shanghai for strengthening the standard-ized ethical management and ethics training to promote the development and use of biological samples library re-sources.

Analysis on the current situation of biobanks in public hospitals in Shanghai / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective To analyze the status of biobanks in public hospitals in Shanghai.Methods A questionnaire survey on biobanks was conducted in 9 representative public hospitals in Shanghai.Results The management system of hospital biobanks in Shanghai was basically shaped,but the human resources and financial inputs were in shortage,and some management and regulations were not in place yet.Conclusions The biobanks of public hospitals need more inputs,improvement,and standardized management.