Abstract
Clinical innovation is ubiquitous in medical practice and is generally viewed as both necessary and desirable. While innovation has been the source of considerable benefit, many clinical innovations have failed to demonstrate evidence of clinical benefit and/or caused harm. Given uncertainly regarding the consequences of innovation, it is broadly accepted that it needs some form of oversight. But there is also pushback against what is perceived to be obstruction of access to innovative interventions. In this chapter, we argue that this pushback is misguided and dangerous – particularly because of the myriad competing and conflicting interests that drive and shape clinical innovation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Cambridge handbook of health research regulation |
Editors | Graeme Laurie, Edward Dove, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, Catriona McMillan, Emily Postan, Nayha Sethi, Annie Sorbie |
Place of Publication | Cambridge, UK |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Chapter | 29 |
Pages | 287-295 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108620024 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781108475976 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Publisher 2021. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- autologous stem cells
- biomedical innovation
- clinical innovation
- conflict of interest
- integrity