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Ethics Committees

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Definition: Committees established by professional societies, health facilities, or other institutions to consider decisions that have bioethical implications. The role of these committees may include consultation, education, mediation, and/or review of policies and practices. Committees that consider the ethical dimensions of patient care are ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects are ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH.     
See Also Advisory Committees; Animal Care Committees; Ethical Review
Examples Ethics Committees, Clinical; Ethics Committees, Research 		Other names Institutional Ethics Committees; Regional Ethics Committee; Institutional Ethics Committee; Ethics Committees, Regional; Ethics Committees, Institutional; Ethics Committee, Regional; Ethics Committee, Institutional; Ethics Committee; Committees, Regional Ethics; Committees, Institutional Ethics; Committees, Ethics; Committee, Regional Ethics; Committee, Institutional Ethics; Committee, Ethics; Regional Ethics Committees

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