The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues issued its report concerning federally-sponsored research involving human volunteers, concluding that current rules and regulations provide adequate safeguards to mitigate risk. In its report, Moral Science: Protecting Participants in Human Subjects Research, the Commission also recommended 14 changes to current practices to better protect research subjects, and called on the federal government to improve its tracking of research programs supported with taxpayer dollars.
Amy Gutmann: Okay. Welcome back. This is the final session of this meeting and it’s important for this session for us to go back to the fundamental question put to the commission.
Amy Gutmann: So here's what I—yes, here's what I suggest—we segue to Dan Sulmasy, who will introduce the topic of compensation on behalf of the commission and the thinking today about it. And—
James Wagner: [Inaudible].
Amy Gutmann: —Daniel and Karen, if you would like to stay at the table, we would be happy to include you in the discussion. I see nods, right? Good.
Amy Gutmann: Thank you. I'm going to wait until Mr. Ken Feinberg arrives, and I know he's here so–so let me set the context for this session, and we are extremely pleased to have a special guest with us, and here's the context.
