13th Forum Satellite – Stellenbosch, South Africa 15 November 2018
Establishing a global ethics response network for Public Health Emergencies
Theme of the Meeting
Establishing a global ethics response network for Public Health Emergencies
Report
The UK Department for International Development has provided funding to explore the possibility of establishing an ethics response network to provide real-time, contextual ethics support and advice for researchers working in public health emergencies. The GFBR 2018 satellite brought together 24 participants from 12 countries to discuss the network’s aims, scope, format and funding. A summary of the discussion is available in the meeting report.
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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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GFBR Relaunch, Mexico City, Mexico, 24 June 2014
The ethics of international research
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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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14th Forum – Singapore, 12 and 13 November 2019
Genome editing for human benefit: ethics, engagement and governance
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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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