GFBR Relaunch, Mexico City, Mexico, 24 June 2014
The ethics of international research
Themes of the Meeting
The ethics of International research
Organisers
The Wellcome Trust
Arranged as a satellite meeting of the International Association of Bioethics’ World Congress, 25-28 June 2014.
Supported by
- Medical Research Council-United Kingdom (MRC UK)
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)
- National Institutes of Health-Fogarty International Center (NIH-FIC)
Presentations/case studies
Programme details
Presentations
Keynote: Think outside of the ERC: A reflection on how to move towards better research ethics systems
Session 1: The challenges of ethical review of multi-site, multi-country studies
- Ethical, Political and Social Issues in Joint Ethics Review: Lessons from the Indiana University/Moi University Academic Research Ethics Partnership
- Ethical Issues in International Collaborative Research: Lessons from the H3Africa Project
- Clinical Trials Without Borders: The Long and Winding Road towards EU harmonisation
Session 2: Taking stock: international collaborative ethics networks
Reports
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Inaugural Forum – Bethesda, USA, 1999
Partnerships between research sponsors and investigators involved in clinical trials in developing countries
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2nd Forum – Bangkok, Thailand, 14-15 October 2000
Capacity building for ethics review in developing countries and benefiting the host community
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3rd Forum – Capetown, South Africa, 21-23 February 2002
Bioethics and public health research, including ethical guidelines related to post-trial access to drugs
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4th Forum – Brasilia, Brazil, 29-30 October 2002
Genetics, Genomics and Ethics (Ethics of Genomic Research)
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5th Forum – Paris, France, 22-23 April 2004
Sharing the benefits from research in developing countries: equity and intellectual property
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6th Forum – Blantyre, Malawi, 17-19 March 2005
What Happens When the Research is Over? Post-trial Obligations of Researchers and Sponsors
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7th Forum – Karachi, Pakistan, 17-19 February 2006
Ethical Issues in Research involving Public Health, Health Systems, and Health Services
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8th Forum – Vilnius, Lithuania, 27-29 July 2009
Fostering Research Ethics Infrastructure in the Developing World and Transition Societies
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9th Forum – Auckland, New Zealand, 3-5 December 2008
Ethics of research involving indigenous peoples and vulnerable populations
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10th Forum – Annecy, France, 3-4 November 2015
Emerging epidemic infections and experimental medical treatments
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11th Forum – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-4 November 2016
Ethics of research in pregnancy
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12th Forum – Bangkok, Thailand, 28-29 November 2017
Ethics of alternative clinical trial designs and methods in LMIC research
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12th Forum Satellite – Bangkok, Thailand, 30 November-1 December 2017
Ethics of research with refugee and migrant populations
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13th Forum – Stellenbosch, South Africa, 13-14 November 2018
Ethics of data sharing and biobanking in health research
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13th Forum Satellite – Stellenbosch, South Africa 15 November 2018
Establishing a global ethics response network for Public Health Emergencies
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14th Forum – Singapore, 12 and 13 November 2019
Genome editing for human benefit: ethics, engagement and governance
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GFBR 2021 seminar series
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15th Forum – Online, 30 November-9 December 2021
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2020 online seminar series: Revisiting past GFBR topics in the context of COVID-19
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16th Forum – Cape Town, South Africa, 29-30 November 2022
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17th Forum – Montreux, Switzerland, 28-29 November 2023
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