Paul M. McNeill

TL;DR: This paper argues against paying people to participate in research, based on a recognition that researchers are not always capable of putting the interests of their subjects ahead of their research objectives.

TL;DR: In this paper, a core curriculum of ethics knowledge must address both the foundations of ethics and specific ethical topics, and ethical skills teaching focuses on the development of ethical awareness, moral reasoning, communication and collaborative action skills.

TL;DR: Research relationships between medical specialists and the pharmaceutical industry in Australia is characterised to characterise research relationships within the medical and pharmaceutical industry.

TL;DR: It is argued that, in serious cases of humanitarian and human rights abuses affecting health and well-being, there is a case for political action by health professionals, academic and professional institutions, and associations of public health and ethics.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that in developing normative guidelines for academic and professional practice, policy makers should recognise and account for the complexity of the relationship and for the variation in medical specialists' views and feelings.