State of Applied Ethics In Iran

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State of Applied Ethics In Iran
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Iran
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Iran

• Persia (2-3 Arab people)
• Shia Islam (not Sunni)
• Known for philosophy, poetry and Medicine
• 1300 miles from tip to tip
• Borders Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan,Turkey
  , Iraq, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Iran

• Iran About 640,000 square miles (Texas, New
  Mexico, Arizona, and California together)
• Iraq 167,000 Sq Miles
• Saudi Arabia 755,000 square miles
• Turkey 780,000 Sq Miles

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Persian Empire
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TUMS

• University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
• Pioneer in biomedical research in the country.
• Number of TUMS articles in Medline has increased
  2.5 fold from 301 in 2003 to 741 in 2006.
• In ISI Web of Science, this number has increased
  from 226 in 2003 to 515 in 2006.
• While about 3 of all university faculty members
  in the country are affiliated to TUMS, about 36
  of the country's biomedical publication and 7 of
  its total international articles are authored by
  them.

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Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research
Center

• Founded in 2002 and approved in 2004, Medical
  Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center at
  TUMS is one of the youngest research centers of
  Tehran University of Medical Sciences. It is a
  pioneer research center in its filed in Iran.
  This research center consists of two departments
  of medical ethics and history of medicine, with
  their own specific strategic plans and
  objectives. The main aim of MEHR is to improve
  the medical ethics and history of medicine
  knowledge among Iranian medical society. MEHR has
  launched some activities in policy making,
  research, educational and publication fields.

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Examples of the most important activities

• Policy making      
• Compilation of National Strategic planning in
  Bioethics
• Compilation of National Guidelines for Research
  Ethics
• Compilation of the flowchart and regulations of
  the Committees of Ethics in Research in TUMS
• Curriculum development of medical ethics for
  undergraduate medical students

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Policy Making

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• Compilation of National Strategic planning in
  Bioethics
• Compilation of National Guidelines for Research
  Ethics
• Compilation of the flowchart and regulations of
  the Committees of Ethics in Research in TUMS
• Curriculum development of medical ethics for
  undergraduate medical students

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Research

• Compilation of National Code of Medical Ethics
• The Specific National Ethical Guidelines for
  Biomedical Research
• Ethical Guidelines for Clinical TrialsEthical
  Guidelines for Research on MinorsEthical
  Guidelines for Genetic ResearchEthical
  Guidelines for Gamete and Embryo researchEthical
  Guidelines for Transplantation ResearchEthical
  Guidelines for Research on Animals
• A Critical survey of principles of Bioethics in
  the light of Islam
• Ethical Assessment of Kidney Donation In Iran
• A survey of physicians views on terminally ill
  patients
• A comparative and analytical survey of Euthanasia

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Goals of a Recent Medical Ethics Congress
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Comparative Studies

• - Medical ethics in the Islam and other
  religions points of view- Philosophical
  approaches to medical ethics- Medical ethics
  from Iran and other countries law perspective

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Practical Issues in Medical Ethics

• Professional attitude and commitments
• Patient-physician relationship
• Autonomy and informed consent
• Confidentiality and privacy
• Medical errors
• Ethics in research
• Justice and resource allocation
• Medical ethics problems in end-of-life cares
• Issues in prenatal medical ethics
• Medical ethics in vulnerable populations
  (prisoners, kids, psychopaths)
• New issues in medicine (cloning, transplantation,
  
• medical genetics, assisted reproductive
  techniques)

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Making the Medical Ethics Pracitical

• Medical ethics rules and laws
• Medical ethics academic and hospital committees

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4 Medical Ethics Education

• Traditional and modern training of medical ethics
• Methods of medical ethics training
• The necessity of medical ethics training
  objectives

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Conclusions

• There is a lot of work to do in Iran and they are
  seeking cooperation and alliances with other
  academic centers to help them develop their
  applied ethics cirriculum.
• This is a window of opportunity which we should
  not pass up.
• Academic relationships can foster better cross
  cultural understanding and unity.