Global Forum on Bioethics in ResearchGlobal Forum on Bioethics in Research
First Meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean First Meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean and Arab Forum on Bioethics in Researchand Arab Forum on Bioethics in Research
Cairo, Egypt. 12 – 14 August 2008Cairo, Egypt. 12 – 14 August 2008
Sandra RealpeEthics Officer
Edlyn Jimenez-SantosEthics Fellow
GFBR-SecretariatGFBR-SecretariatGeneva,Geneva, SwitzerlandSwitzerland
OutlineOutline
• Introduction to the GFBR – Mission, Aims– GFBR Meetings– GFBR Partners– GFBR Secretariat
• Elements for a framework to facilitate a Global Forum
Mission & Mission & AimsAims
Mission:Mission:
Bring together key stakeholders from developing, developed countries to debate the ethics, social, legal, and public policy issues related to health research in international settings
Aims:Aims: – Strengthen the protection of human participants in
international health research
– Provide a forum for developing country perspectives on ethical issues in research
– Build capacity for ethical review of research
– Encourage the long-term joint management of research protocols
GFBR MeetingsGFBR Meetings
GFBR1 BethesdaGFBR1 Bethesda Partnerships between research sponsors and investigators involved in clinical trials in developing countries (1999)
GFBR6 BlantyreGFBR6 Blantyre What happens when the research is over? Post-trial obligations of researchers and sponsors (2005)
GFBR2 BangkokGFBR2 Bangkok Capacity building for ethics review in developing countries (2000)
GFBR7 KarachiGFBR7 Karachi Ethical issues in research involving public health, health systems, and health services (2006)
GFBR3 Cape TownGFBR3 Cape Town Bioethics and public health research, including ethical guidelines related to post-trial access to drugs (2002)
GFBR8 VilniusGFBR8 Vilnius Fostering research ethics infrastructure in the developing world and transition societies (2007)
GFBR4 BrasiliaGFBR4 Brasilia Ethics of Genomic Research (2002)
GFBR9 AucklandGFBR9 Auckland Ethics of research involving indigenous peoples and vulnerable populations (December, 2008December, 2008)
GFBR5 ParisGFBR5 Paris Sharing the benefits from research in developing countries: equity and intellectual property (2004)
GFBR10 SantiagoGFBR10 Santiago Conflicts of interest in health research (September, 2009September, 2009)
GFBR PartnersGFBR Partners
Institut nationalde la santé et de la recherche médicale
GFBR-SecretariatGFBR-Secretariat
Funded through a 2-year grant from the Science and Society programme of the Sixth Framework Programme for Research (FP6) of the European Commission [Project name: Health Research Ethics]
Hosted by the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
Managed by a part-time ethics officer, assisted by a full time fellow from a developing country
Communication pathways:GFBR Newsletter and GFBR website www.gfbronline.com
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Rationale Rationale The context of health research continues to evolve as it increases in number worldwide. With this evolving context comes emerging ethical issues pertinent to the design, management, and governance of research involving human participants, which challenge various stakeholders' capacity to keep up or stay ahead.
Increasing multi-centered research, rates of migration, innovations in biotechnology, and investments in genetic research, among others, signify a global research context posing global challenges. Thus, a global platform of discussion/solutions is indicated.
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Challenges Challenges – International ethical guidelines prescribe principles
that most stakeholders agree on. However, disagreements lie in the application of these principles
– Potential for conflict - discussions on research ethics are often polarised among research stakeholders
OpportunityOpportunityTo benefit from these challenges, they must be re-appropriated to stimulate dialogue
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InvitationInvitation• Dialogue needs a venue where there is no expectation of
an immediate resolution of conflicting opinions, but an occasion for airing the most relevant issues emerging in the international arena of bioethics in research
• Venue must facilitate a discussion of disagreements where all voices are heard
• Dialogue can be a powerful tool for promoting collaboration among the different stakeholders in health research ethics, and stimulate rethinking and better informed arguments
• Dialogue has a potential for influencing good research practice
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