About the Committee

The Ethics Committee was originally known as the Ethical Standards of Practice Committee (ESOP) and developed the first guidelines for ethics specific to the practice of epidemiology which were published in 2000. Since then, the committee has continued to provide consultation to the ACE Board of Directors as well as general membership regarding ethical challenges that arise in the practice of epidemiology, revise and develop new ethical guidelines, sponsor discussions at annual meetings focusing on the ethical issues raised in academic and industry collaborations and in genetic research, particularly in minority populations.

Commitee Members

• Thomas Weiser, Chair (2014)
• Jennifer Fergenbaum, Vice-Chair (2014)
• Ed Trapido, Ethics Commitee Liason (2010)
• Richard Baumgartner 
• R.J. Berry
• Brian Bradbury
• Hesha Jana Duggirala
• James E. Enstrom
• Giovanni Filardo 
• Kenneth Goodman 
• Douglas Hammer
• WayWay M. Hlaing
• Robin C. Leonard
• Danelle T. Lobdell
• Edward S. Peters 

Meetings

• March 2011
• September 2011
• December 2011
• February 2012

Goals and New initiatives

Under construction

New ideas? We welcome your suggestions

Ethics and Standards of Practice materials

Ethics Committee Syllabus Collection Project

2000 Ethics Guidelines   (PDF version)

The following articles appeared in the Annals of Epidemiology:

• Weed DL, Coughlin SS. New ethics guidelines for epidemiology: Background and rationale. Ann Epidemiol 1999; 9: 277-280.  (PDF version)
• McKeown RE. American College of Epidemiology Ethics Guidelines: Filling a critical gap in the profession. Ann Epidemiol 2000; 10: 485-486.  (PDF version)
• American College of Epidemiology. Ethics Guidelines. Ann Epidemiol 2000; 10: 487-497.  (PDF version)

The following articles appeared in a Special Issue of Science and Engineering Ethics entitled 'The Role of Scientific Societies in Promoting Research Integrity', Volume 9, no. 2, 2003. Further information about the quarterly peer reviewed journal, Science and Engineering Ethics, can be found at http://www.opragen.co.uk.

• Soskolne CL, Sieswerda LE. Implementing ethics in the professions: Examples from environmental epidemiology. Sci Engineer Ethics 2003; 9: 181-190.  (PDF version)
• McKeown RE, Weed DL, Kahn JP, Stoto MA. American College of Epidemiology Ethics Guidelines: Foundations and dissemination. Sci Engineer Ethics 2003; 9: 207-214. (PDF version)