Medical Waste Disposal - Ethics
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Surgical research in the UK.

30 Mar 2009 This review focuses on the history of, and recent developments in, the law and ethics of research with practical advice for surgeons conducting clinical research. Legal references apply to England and Wales or to Scotland, but the underlying ethical ... Read more...

Returned medicines: waste or a wasted opportunity?

17 Jun 2007 BACKGROUND: Re-use of unused medicines returned from patients is currently considered unethical in the UK and these are usually destroyed by incineration. Previous studies suggest that many of these medicines may be in a condition suitable for ... Read more...

[Patients' rights concerning their biological samples: different legal opinions]

29 Jun 2003 In these pages, my wish is to highlight the legislative lagoon in our juridical frame related to the storage and use from the biological sample extracted from the patient (source subject) in an assistance process and the rights he has over it. This ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Waste Disposal - Ethics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Surgical research in the UK. 30 Mar 2009
• Returned medicines: waste or a wasted opportunity? 17 Jun 2007
• [The UNESCO international declaration about human genetic data ] 29 Jun 2003
• [Patients' rights concerning their biological samples: different legal opinions] 29 Jun 2003

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Technical information about 'Medical Waste Disposal'

Definition: Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D017744

Alternative terms: Medical Waste Disposal; Disposal, Medical Waste; Waste Disposal, Medical; Waste Disposal, Infectious; Disposal, Infectious Waste; Infectious Waste Disposal; Specimen Disposal; Disposal, Specimen; Waste Disposal, Pathological; Disposal, Pathological Waste; Pathological Waste Disposal; Biological Waste Disposal; Waste Disposal, Biological; Biologic Waste Disposal; Disposal, Biologic Waste; Waste Disposal, Biologic; Disposal, Biological Waste;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation;

Tree Number: D20.944.460.300; N06.850.460.710.460.300; N06.850.860.510.900.600.600;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: disposal of dental waste: coord IM with DENTAL WASTE (IM)