European Neonatal Research

Su Mason, Chris Megone

Contents: Background Information on the Euricon Study: Ethical issues and practical problems in obtaining informed consent for neonatal research, P.J. Allmark, S.A. Mason and C. Megone; The practical problems in obtaining informed consent for a neonatal randomized controlled trial, A.B. Gill. Research Ethics Committees in Europe: Their Role in Ethical Review: The structure, composition and operation of European RECs, C. Megone, S.A. Mason, P.J. Allmark, S. Reiter-Theil, D. Bratlid, P. Dalla-Vorgia, P. Morrogh, A.B. Gill and A. Langlois; The attitudes of RECs in 11 European countries to informed consent in neonatal research, C. Megone, S.A. Mason, P.J. Allmark, S. Reiter-Theil, D. Bratlid, P. Dalla-Vorgia, P. Morrogh, A.B. Gill S. Holm and A. Langlois; The views of RECS in 8 European countries on the process of obtaining informed consent in neonatal research and on the structure and organization of RECs, C. Megone, S.A. Mason, P.J. Allmark, S. Reiter-Theil, D. Bratlid, P. Dalla-Vorgia, P. Morrogh, A.B. Gill, S. Holm and A. Langlois; The role of RECs in Europe in the ethical review of paediatric research: a critical discussion, J.H. Solbakk; The role of research ethics committees and of the law in the ethical review of medical research: a critical discussion, S. Holm. Comparative Analysis of the Law on Informed Consent in Neonatal Research Within Europe: Overview of European legislation on informed consent in neonatal research, P. Dalla-Vorgia, S.A. Mason, C. Megone, P.J. Allmark, D. Bratlid, A.B. Gill, P. Morrogh, A. Plomer, S. Reiter-Theil; The regulation of neonatal research in Finland, S. Lötjönen; The regulation of neonatal research in Greece, P. Dalla-Vorgia; The regulation of neonatal research in Ireland, C. Craven; The regulation of neonatal research in Norway, M. Halvorsen; The regulation of neonatal research in Spain, C.M. Romeo-Casabona; The regulation of neonatal research in Sweden, E. Rynning; The regulation of neonatal research in the UK, A. Plomer; Pr