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So as a result of this lecture, you now know
the importance of some key historical landmarks
in medical research ethics, the Nuremberg
code, the Declaration of Helsinki, the Belmont
report and the HIPAA. You also know about the
importance of informed consent, which is probably
the foundational idea that underlines all
medical research ethics. You know about beneficence
as well and non-maleficence and justice and
trying to act in the best interest of the
patient and the research subject at all times.
And you also know the role of Research Ethics
Bboards, or whatever it is that your institution
calls the people that oversee whether or not
a project that you're involved in, meets ethical
standards. This has been the last lecture
in our epidemiology series and hopefully you
agree with me that epidemiology is an exciting
and expanding modern medical science. It also
empowers you to conduct your own research
if you want to. Even if you don't want to
be a researcher, the skills that you now have
allow you to assess the quality of medical
literature. You can read a paper now that
someone else has written about their research
and look for bias, look for the strength of
associations, look for whether or not they have made
faulty conclusions and maybe make recommendations
about what to do next in their research. I
think as a result of learning epidemiology,
you're now a smarter person and better informed
individual and probably a much better scientist.
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Thank you.