5246.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Poster session: contemporary issues in bioethics

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Board 1Ethical concerns when conducting research in refugees and survivors of torture
Alejandro Moreno, MD, Michael A. Grodin, MD
Board 2Balancing individual rights and societal interests: Tuberculosis prevention policies for active substance users
Chau Trinh, MS, David C. Perlman, MD, Ronald Bayer, PhD, Mary E. Northridge, PhD, Nadim Salomon, MD, Don C. Des Jarlais, PhD
Board 3Preventing medical errors: The moral imperative to "do no harm"
Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH
Board 4Defining "serious" genetic disorders: results of a professional survey
Dorothy C. Wertz, PhD, Bartha Maria Knoppers, JD, Ruth Chadwick, PhD
Board 5Ethical analysis of recruitment strategies in research on sexual behavior and illicit drug use
Lewis H. Margolis, MD, MPH
Board 6Determining the Role of Genetic Testing in Managed Health Care
Evelyn Tate, Howard Chang, Jared Goldberg, Sam Alcaine, Bill Davis, Mark Kimball, Kerry Kimes, Russell Logan, Tom Yee
Board 7Ethical dilemmas in research with adolescents: When can they consent?
Kathleen L. Whitten, MA
Board 8Finnish physicians' interest in genetic screening
K. Elina Hemminki, Prof, Hanna Toiviainen, MSc
Board 9Gene therapy's promise and tragedy: Reforming consent and oversight
Rosemary B. Quigley, AB
Board 10Written informed consent forms: information or information overload?
Louise-Anne McNutt, PhD, Bonnie E Carlson, PhD, Jerou S Kotval, PhD
Sponsor:Forum on Bioethics

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA