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Bobbie Farsides
Researcher at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Publications - 67
Citations - 1453
Bobbie Farsides is an academic researcher from Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Informed consent & Research ethics. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 58 publications receiving 1298 citations. Previous affiliations of Bobbie Farsides include King's College London & University of Sussex.
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Ethical boundary‐work in the embryonic stem cell laboratory
TL;DR: This chapter presents a socially embedded account of some of the ethical implications of stem cell research, from the perspectives of scientists directly involved in this area, based on an ethnography of two leading embryonic stem cell laboratories in the UK.
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Is nondirectiveness possible within the context of antenatal screening and testing
TL;DR: Some of the difficulties health practitioners encountered when attempting to work nondirectively are explored, and the dilemmas which a variety of practitioners are dealing with in their daily work are highlighted, in the hope of encouraging debate about these complex clinical and ethical issues.
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From bench to bedside? Biomedical scientists' expectations of stem cell science as a future therapy for diabetes.
TL;DR: The views of biomedical scientists based in the United Kingdom who are involved in human embryonic stem cell research in the field of diabetes are reported on, discussing two main themes: institutional influences on interactions between scientists and clinicians, and stem cell science itself as the major barrier to therapies.
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Tailoring Consent to Context: Designing an Appropriate Consent Process for a Biomedical Study in a Low Income Setting
Fasil Tekola,Susan Bull,Bobbie Farsides,Melanie J. Newport,Adebowale Adeyemo,Charles N. Rotimi,Gail Davey +6 more
TL;DR: It was found that the extent of use of everyday language, the degree to which expectations of potential participants were addressed, and the techniques of presentation of information had considerable impact on comprehension of information provided about research.
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Impact of social stigma on the process of obtaining informed consent for genetic research on podoconiosis: a qualitative study.
Fasil Tekola,Susan Bull,Bobbie Farsides,Melanie J. Newport,Adebowale Adeyemo,Charles N. Rotimi,Gail Davey +6 more
TL;DR: The study showed that the consent process developed based on issues highlighted in the rapid assessment facilitated recruitment of participants and increased their confidence that the genetic research would not fuel stigma.