加强伦理委员会建设,促进生物样本库发展

Strengthen the establishment and training of ethics committees to promote sustainable development of biobanks

生物样本库在我国迅速发展的同时也面临着一些特有的伦理问题,如获取样本捐赠者的知情同意、对捐赠者的隐私保护以及研究结果的返还等均具有特殊性,这对伦理委员会的审查工作提出了新的要求。结合生物样本库的实际情况,加强伦理委员会的建设和委员的培训,建立区域伦理委员会,才能更好地做好伦理审查工作,保护样本捐赠者的权益,促进生物样本库的可持续发展。

Biobanks have undergone dramatical development in China in recent years.Meanwhile,the hospital ethics committees in China are lacing emerging challenges of the ethical issues on the biobanks,characterized by the particularity ol the obtaining of informed consents,the protection of sample donors’privacy and the return of research results,etc.To better protect the benelits of sample donors and promote the sustainable development of biobanks,the establishment and training of the hospital ethics committees must be strengthened.Furthermore,the establishment of regional ethics committee might be an ellective approach to overcome the challenges.