Event: The 11th Annual Ethical Issues in Global Health Research Workshop

January 9, 2009

The 11th Annual Ethical Issues in Global Health Research Workshop
June 8-12, 2009
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Overview

As more health research is conducted in developing nations, significant ethical issues that reflect differences in cultures, politics, wealth, standards of care, individual and group rights, and priorities are surfacing with growing frequency. Present ethical codes are not always sufficient for the broad new set of problems faced by funders of international health research, members of Ethical Review Boards, government agencies, and researchers themselves. In total, about 2000 people have participated in various versions of the course offered in Bangladesh, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, UAE, and USA.

Why You Should Attend

To address current issues, anticipate potential future problems, and facilitate productive communication, this interactive program draws on the combined talents of leaders in the field. Participants from both industrialized and developing nations have an opportunity to compare experiences, receive expert advice, and voice their concerns in five days of illustrated lectures, case studies, and panel discussions. Recognizing that current guidelines are both subject to both interpretation and revision, and also likely to create conflict, the program encourages candid comments, questions, and open critique of available materials.

Who Should Attend

Ethical Issues in Global Health Research (EIGHR) is intended for government, foundation, and industry officials with funding responsibilities; members of institutional and governmental review boards; and individuals involved in any or all areas of global health research, including medicine and nursing, epidemiology, education, journalism, the social sciences (sociology, anthropology, political science), and law; government, foundations, social advocates, and industry officials with funding responsibilities; members of institutional and governmental review boards; and medical ethicists. Qualified professionals with career and professional growth interests are welcome if satisfactory background and relevant experience can be demonstrated in their curriculum vita.

Key Topics

• Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving Human Subjects
• Proposed Changes to International Guidelines
• Preferred Standards or Cultural and Moral Absolutism vs. Social Pluralism/Relativities
• Human Conscience: Searching for Moral Standards/Principles
• Individual and Group Rights, Claims, Accommodations, and Concerns
• Ethical Review Boards/Institutional Review Boards
• Informed Consent – Sufficient Understanding
• Confidentiality
• Health Risk Assessment
• Conflict of Interest and Scientific Misconduct
• Standards of Care; Professional Education; Early Diagnosis and Prevention
• Risks of Research
• Issues in Genetic Research
• Disparities and Resource Poor Populations
• Responsibility of Researchers to the Communities of Involvement and Concern
• Developing Issues in Genetic Research`
• Research in Disasters and Complex Emergencies
• Role of Medical Journals, the Press, and Others in Maintaining Ethical Standards and Timely Growth and Sharing of Knowledge
• Stem Cell Research
• Status of Ethical Controversies
• Protected Groups
• Innovative Therapy versus Drug Testing

Register Today!
June 9-12, 2009

To reserve your seat at Harvard’s 2009 Global Research Ethics Issues course, send your fully-completed 2009 application and a copy of your current CV to:

Maynard S. Clark, Program Manager
Ethical Issues in Global Health Research
Harvard School of Public Health
651 Huntington Avenue, FBX 636
Boston, MA 02115
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-432-3998 (email strongly preferred)

The tuition is $1,950 for five (5) intensive days – 8 am to 6 pm – daily working breakfasts, two daily snack breaks, one Harvard Faculty Club dinner plus field trip, and scores of required research ethics readings (to understand the course content), plus research ethics e-mail participatory discussion list (with instructor feedback) before and after the course.

The course is lots of work but deeply rewarding to participants who are deeply involved with its content. It includes several daily media presentations by ethics and regulatory leaders from Harvard, with a global al research applications overview.

Please submit your application no later than March 15, 2009, as our total space is quite limited. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

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