Research Ethics in the Arab Region

1. Introduction
Henry Silverman

2. Islam and Bioethics
Nahed M. Ali, Samer S. El-Kamary

Part I. Ethical Issues in Research

3. What Kind of Research Ethics for the Arab Region?
Henry Silverman

4. Exploitation and the Matter of History
Robert Wachbroit

5. Research Involving Persons Likely to be Vulnerable
Nahed M. Ali

6. Ethical Issues Involving Informed Consent in the Arab Region
Shahd Osman

7. Children as Research Participants
Henry Silverman

8. Ethical Issues Involved with the Analysis of Risks and Benefits
Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla

9. Ethics of Biobanking in the Arab Region
Mamoun Ahram

10. Ethics of Stem Cell Research in the Arab Region
Rana Dajani

11. Ethical Issues in Social and Behavioral Research
Henry Silverman

12. Ethical Issues in Conducting Research in Conflict Settings in the Arab Region
Kaveh Khoshnood, Cindy Sousa, Kirsty Clark

13. An Ethical Framework for Conducting Research Involving Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Conflict Settings
Shahd Osman

14. Ethical Considerations of Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials in the Arab Region
Vladimír Mišík, Martin Boleček, Rachel V. Brady

Part II. Research Governance in the Arab Region

15. Models and Challenges of Research Governance Systems
Henry Silverman

Part III. National Regulations and Guidelines in the Arab Region

16. Introduction: National Regulations and Guidelines
Henry Silverman, Farida Lada

17. National Guidelines Regarding Research Ethics in the Arab Countries: An Overview
Ghiath Alahmad

18. National Guidelines Regarding Research Ethics in Saudi Arabia
Ghiath Alahmad

19. Biomedical Research Law in Morocco
Latifa Adarmouch

Part IV. Regulatory Landscape in the Arab Region

20. Regulatory Landscape in the Arab Region: Introduction
Henry Silverman

21. Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Jordan
Amal Al-Omari, Maysa Al-Hussaini

22. Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region – Saudi Arabia
Ghiath Alahmad, Henry Silverman

23. Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Egypt
Azza Saleh

24. Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Lebanon
May M. Al Kassar, Bilal Azakir

25. Health Research, Regulations and Ethics in the United Arab Emirates
Satish Chandrasekhar Nair, Farida Marzooqi, Aisha Khamiri

Part V. Responsibilities and Functions of Research Ethics Committees

26. Establishing Functioning Research Ethics Committees: Introduction
Henry Silverman

27. Challenges of Research Ethics Committees in the Arab Region
Hany M. Sleem, Henry Silverman

28. Challenges to Research Ethics Regulations: Academic Researchers’ Voices in the Arab World
Jihad Makhoul, Rima Nakkash

29. Assessment of Research Ethics Committees
Henry Silverman

30. Case Study: Research Ethics Committee at Cairo University, Egypt
Noha Asem

31. Case Study: Research Ethics Committee at King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan
Maysa Al-Hussaini

32. Guidance for the Management and Administrative Operations of Research Ethics Committees (REC)
Farida Lada

Part VI. Building Capacity for Enhancing Research Ethics

33. Building Capacity For Enhancing Research Ethics: Introduction
Henry Silverman

34. Establishing Training Programs for Research Ethics Committees
Shaza Abass

35. Responsible Conduct of Research
Suhail Al-Amad

36. Clinical Research Management at the King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Amal Al-Omari

37. Establishing a Clinical Research Center in Egypt
Nadia Zaki

38. Concluding Remarks
Henry Silverman

Keywords: Philosophy, Ethics, Medicine/Public Health, general, Philosophy of Medicine