Table 3.
List of guidelines/recommendations relevant to ethical practice in the human dissection room.
| Sl no. | Guidelines/recommendations | Remarks | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dissection room should be designated as a restricted area (recommendation in published literature) | Core ethical practice in human dissection | Ghosh (2017a) (please see references) |
| 02 | Consumption of food items and drinks should be prohibited in dissection room (suggestion proposed in present review based on regulations established by Educational Institutions) | Hygiene & Safety Regulation (Example of high standarda) | University of Bristol (2014–2015)University of Bristol, 2015University of Bristol (2014–2015), University of New South Wales (2015), Semmelweis University (2016) (please see references) |
| 03 | Photography of any kind and video recording should be prohibited in dissection room (suggestion proposed in present review based on regulations established by Educational Institutions) | Core ethical practice in human dissection | University of Bristol (2014–2015)University of Bristol, 2015University of Bristol (2014–2015), University of New South Wales (2015), Semmelweis University (2016), (please see references) |
| 04 | Mandatory to follow essential practices (for details please refer to text) during human dissection (suggestion proposed in present review based on regulations established by Educational Institutions) | Hygiene & safety regulation (example of high standarda) | University of Bristol (2014–2015)University of Bristol, 2015University of Bristol (2014–2015), University of New South Wales (2015), Semmelweis University (2016) (please see references) |
| 05 | Human tissues should always be handled respectfully (for details please refer to text) during human dissection (suggestion proposed in present review based on regulations established by Educational Institutions) | Hygiene & safety regulation (example of high standarda) | Daemen College (2014–2015)Daemen College, 2015Daemen College (2014–2015), Charles University (2020), The Institute of Anatomical Sciences (2020) (please see references) |
| 06 | All recommendations to be followed in the dissection room should be displayed as signage (suggestion proposed in present review) | Measure to promote professionalism (example of high standarda) | Present review article |
| 07 | Pictorial/text messages about body donation to be displayed in dissection room (suggestion proposed in present review) | Measure to Promote Professionalism (example of high standarda) | Present review article |
| 08 | Maintaining anonymity of the donor should be the priority. Exceptions if any should be worked out while receiving donor consent (guideline) | Core ethical practice in human dissection | IFAA Guidelines (FICEM, 2012) |
| 09 | Respectful reference to the donor is mandatory for students while communication among themselves and with the staff (recommendation in published literature) | Measure to promote professionalism (example of high standarda) | Ghosh (2020) (please see references) |
| 10 | Students should be encouraged to express their emotions related to the experience of confronting dead remains of the donor (recommendation in published literature) | Measure to promote professionalism (example of high standarda) | Pabst (1993), Babad and Kedar (1999), Tschernig et al. (2000) (please see references) |
IFAA: International Federation of Association of Anatomists.
FICEM (2012): please see references.
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Presenting examples of high standards at multiple levels of human dissection related activities possibly enhances ethical outlook of medical students.