Browsing by Author "Mežinska, Signe"
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Item Chronic Illness Experience and Quality of Life of Retirement Age People. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis(Rīga Stradiņš University, 2011) Mežinska, Signe; Sīle, VijaItem Hroniskas slimības subjektīvā pieredze un pensijas vecuma cilvēku dzīves kvalitāte. Promocijas darba kopsavilkums(Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2011) Mežinska, Signe; Sīle, VijaItem Hroniskas slimības subjektīvā pieredze un pensijas vecuma cilvēku dzīves kvalitāte. Promocijas darbs(Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2011) Mežinska, Signe; Sīle, VijaItem Non-equivalent stringency of ethical review in the Baltic States : A sign of a systematic problem in Europe?(2010-07) Gefenas, E.; Dranseika, V.; Cekanauskaite, A.; Hug, K.; Mežinska, Signe; Peicius, E.; Silis, V.; Soosaar, A.; Strosberg, M.; Rīga Stradiņš University; Humanitāro zinātņu katedraWe analyse the system of ethical review of human research in the Baltic States by introducing the principle of equivalent stringency of ethical review, that is, research projects imposing equal risks and inconveniences on research participants should be subjected to equally stringent review procedures. We examine several examples of non-equivalence or asymmetry in the system of ethical review of human research: (1) the asymmetry between rather strict regulations of clinical drug trials and relatively weaker regulations of other types of clinical biomedical research and (2) gaps in ethical review in the area of nonbiomedical human research where some sensitive research projects are not reviewed by research ethics committees at all. We conclude that non-equivalent stringency of ethical review is at least partly linked to the differences in scope and binding character of various international legal instruments that have been shaping the system of ethical review in the Baltic States. Therefore, the Baltic example could also serve as an object lesson to other European countries which might be experiencing similar problems.Item Twenty years of human research ethics committees in the Baltic States(2011-04) Dranseika, Vilius; Gefenas, Eugenijus; Cekanauskaite, Asta; Hug, Kristina; Mežinska, Signe; Peicius, Eimantas; Silis, Vents; Soosaar, Andres; Strosberg, Martin; Rīga Stradiņš University; Humanitāro zinātņu katedraTwo decades have passed since the first attempts were made to establish systematic ethical review of human research in the Baltic States. Legally and institutionally much has changed. In this paper we provide an historical and structural overview of ethical review of human research and identify some problems related to the role of ethical review in establishing quality research environment in these countries. Problems connected to (a) public availability of information, (b) management of conflicts of interest,