Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J Mackta.
Why should busy lab animal professionals become embroiled in the increasingly bitter debate about animal use? The Executive Director of NJABR makes the case for communicating about animal research and provides strategies for countering the animal activists' media war against animal research.
This article offers a brief history of genetic support groups, a description of their various functions, and ways in which nurses can collaborate with these voluntary genetic organizations to enrich their clinical services to patients. This will enable nurses to increase their awareness of the importance of these groups. Genetic support groups are an important part of health-care planning for individuals affected by genetic disorders and their families.
The author suggests that the infusion of bioethics into all aspects of the animal research community's work provides a framework for making decisions. Such deliberations, grounded in ethical theories and principles, can help to reinforce the position that both the research process and the people involved in it are morally sound. Pro-biomedical research groups around the country are therefore investing time and effort in bioethics training.