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Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems
HEC Forum, 18 (2006), 1; 49-60. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4
Borovečki, Ana; ten Have, Henk; Orešković, Stjepan

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Borovečki, A., ten Have, H. & Orešković, S. (2006). Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems . HEC Forum, 18. (1), 49-60. doi: doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4

Borovečki, Ana, et al. "Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems ." HEC Forum, vol. 18, no. 1, 2006, pp. 49-60. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4

Borovečki, Ana, Henk ten Have and Stjepan Orešković. "Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems ." HEC Forum 18, no. 1 (2006): 49-60. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4

Borovečki, A., ten Have, H. and Orešković, S. (2006) 'Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems ', HEC Forum, 18(1), pp. 49-60. doi: doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4

Borovečki A, ten Have H, Orešković S. Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems . HEC Forum [Internet]. 2006 March [cited 2024 November 29];18(1):49-60. doi: doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4

A. Borovečki, H. ten Have and S. Orešković, "Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems ", HEC Forum, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 49-60, March 2006. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:105360. [Accessed: 29 November 2024]

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Title (english)Ethics committees in Croatian healthcare institutions: the first study about their structure, functions and some reflections on the major issues and problems
AuthorAna Borovečki
AuthorHenk ten Have
AuthorStjepan Orešković
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Abstract (english)
Objectives: In Croatia, ethics committees are legally required in all healthcare institutions by the Law on the Health Protection. This paper explores for the first time the structure and function of ethics committees in the healthcare institutions in Croatia. ----- Design: Cross-sectional survey of the healthcare institutions (excluding pharmacies and homecare institutions) to identify all ethics committees. ----- Setting: Croatia six years after the implementation of the Law on the Health Protection. ----- Main measurements: Structure and function of ethic committees in the healthcare institutions. ----- Results: 46% of the healthcare institutions in Croatia (excluding pharmacies and homecare institutions) have an ethics committee; 89% of ethics committees have 5 members 3 of whom are from medical professions and 2 come from other fields; 49% of those committees stated that their main function is the analysis of research protocols. Only a small fraction of those ethics committees sent in standing orders, working guidelines or other documents that are connected with their work. ----- Conclusions: Although there are legal provisions for ethics committees in the healthcare institutions in Croatia, there is an evidence of discrepancies between the practice and the “Law on the Health Protection,” suggesting the need for revision of the law. There is a need for creating separate networks of HECs and IRBs in Croatia. In comparison with other countries, the development of ethics committees in Croatia has some similarities with other transitional societies in Europe. Additional research should be undertaken in the work of ethics committees in Croatia in order to understand committees’ group dynamics, attitudes, and knowledge.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionAccepted version
Journal titleHEC Forum
Numberingvol. 18, no. 1, pp. 49-60
p-ISSN0956-2737
DOIhttps://doi.org/doi: 10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:105360
Publication2006-03
Document URLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-006-7987-4
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