I am also pleased to announce that this summer a new book entitled Ownership of the Human Body co-edited by Henk ten Have and CHPE member Jos Welie appeared. Most readers are aware that today all federally funded human or animal studies research in the United States is governed by strict ethical guidelines. Each research protocol is submitted to rigorous review and must be approved before the investigator is allowed to proceed with a proposed project. Creighton University has outstanding committees for both types of research. A second opportunity for service is as ethics consultants during the preparation of research proposals or during the course of a project itself.
Several members participate as members of larger university or community forums as well.
For example, Winifred Pinch is a distinguished nurse researcher and chair of CHPE's Research Committee. Annually she is invited to serve as a research consultant to novice researchers at the Midwest Nursing Research Society Convention. Presently I am chairing the governor-appointed Nebraska Human Genetic Technologies Commission charged with making recommendations to the state legislature regarding ethical and social issues related to genetics research. The recommendations of that study are due to be released in December. Our teaching mission includes research ethics as well.