To us, you are and always will be but a scholarly specimen in a research jar. This may sound harsh, but the puzzle must be solved, and only with your participation, will the puzzle pieces merge as one. So goes the life of the patient with a most unfortunate diagnosis of cancer that marks precious life with a timeline. The scholarly specimen in the play, Wit, is Dr. Vivian Bearing. The story walks us through stages of her life, starting with the day she received a diagnosis of Stage 4 ovarian cancer, to her final days where she passed away in a research hospital facility.
Towards that end, clinical trials and the use of experimental drugs save lives. In my opinion, the play, Wit, depicted a viewpoint that patients who receive experimental …show more content…
Again, Professor Bearing made the decision to pursue an experimental treatment, one that would not save her life, but one that would further scientific knowledge (Bosanquet, et al., 2001). What exactly is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans (Clinical). Trials also determine the best approach to take for certain illnesses that are being treated, or perhaps a particular treatment that works best for a certain group of people. All of the data and knowledge gained from clinical trials produces the best data available when healthcare decisions are made (Clinical). The trials are very important for the advancement of medical knowledge as well as patient treatment and …show more content…
Regulations are in place by the Institutional Review Boards (IRB), the U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) and Scientific Review Committees (SRC) (Patient).
It is the responsibility of the review boards to ensure the clinical trials are ethical and that patient’s rights are protected. All trial proposals are scientifically reviewed before allowing procedures to be conducted on patients. For example, the qualifications of the research team is reviewed as well as the research design and methods to name a few (Patient). It is safe to say the effectiveness of a new drug can only be safely tested under stringent guidelines.
Although clinical trials move research forward, the improved treatments can never become a reality without human volunteers. Conversely, some may disagree with using people in studies previously reserved for animals, or lab experiments; that the treatments are unsafe and cause more harm to a patient using experimental drugs. The reality is without human volunteers the advancements in treatment is suddenly thrust light years away. Assuredly, the effectiveness of a new drug can only be safely tested under stringent
Towards that end, clinical trials and the use of experimental drugs save lives. In my opinion, the play, Wit, depicted a viewpoint that patients who receive experimental …show more content…
Again, Professor Bearing made the decision to pursue an experimental treatment, one that would not save her life, but one that would further scientific knowledge (Bosanquet, et al., 2001). What exactly is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans (Clinical). Trials also determine the best approach to take for certain illnesses that are being treated, or perhaps a particular treatment that works best for a certain group of people. All of the data and knowledge gained from clinical trials produces the best data available when healthcare decisions are made (Clinical). The trials are very important for the advancement of medical knowledge as well as patient treatment and …show more content…
Regulations are in place by the Institutional Review Boards (IRB), the U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) and Scientific Review Committees (SRC) (Patient).
It is the responsibility of the review boards to ensure the clinical trials are ethical and that patient’s rights are protected. All trial proposals are scientifically reviewed before allowing procedures to be conducted on patients. For example, the qualifications of the research team is reviewed as well as the research design and methods to name a few (Patient). It is safe to say the effectiveness of a new drug can only be safely tested under stringent guidelines.
Although clinical trials move research forward, the improved treatments can never become a reality without human volunteers. Conversely, some may disagree with using people in studies previously reserved for animals, or lab experiments; that the treatments are unsafe and cause more harm to a patient using experimental drugs. The reality is without human volunteers the advancements in treatment is suddenly thrust light years away. Assuredly, the effectiveness of a new drug can only be safely tested under stringent