The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers

by Peter Snyder, Linda C. Mayes, William E. Smith nThe Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers discusses the impact scientific misconduct has in eight complex case studies. Authors look at multifaceted mixtures of improper behavior, poor communication, cultural issues, adverse medical/health issues, interpersonal problems and misunderstandings to illustrate the challenge of identifying and managing what went wrong and how current policies have led to the establishment of quasi legal processes within academic institutions. The book reviews the current global regulations and concludes with a section authored by a US federal court judge who provides his perspective on the adequacy of current regulations and policies.nnShows how complex most scientific integrity cases are, and how little is clear cut in the adjunction of eachnDiscusses how timely and important scientific misconduct is, and its impact on science at largenReviews the current regulations and policies that guide how we manage scientific integritynExamines this complexity in 8 anonymous case studiesnConcludes with a section authored by an expertly qualified federal court judgennProduct DetailsnnnISBN-13: 9780124051980nPublisher: Elsevier SciencenPublication date: 2/2/2015nPages: 224