COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
24TH TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2016
Co-organised by
Sri Lanka Medical Association, Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
SATELLITE MEETING ON RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ETHICS
In collaboration with the
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), University of Miami, USA
Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific (FERCAP)
Forum for Ethics Review Committees in Sri Lanka (FERCSL)
15 & 16 OCTOBER 2016
DAY 1: 15 OCTOBER 2016
10.30 am
Symposium on Accreditation and Recognition of Research Ethics Committees and International Capacity Building in Bioethics
The SIDCER Recognition Programme of the FERCAP
Dr. Christina Torres
Coordinator
Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific
Developing Global Human Subjects Research Protections Programs: The Role of AAHRPP
Elyse Summers JD
Chief Executive Officer
Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programmes (AAHARP)
USA
International Network of the Unesco Chair in Bioethics
Prof. Harischandra Gambhira
Head
Sri Lanka Unit, Unesco Chair in Bioethics
Sri Lanka
12.00 Noon
Lunch
1.00 pm
Symposium on Bioethics and Research Ethics Training
The CITI Programme. A Cost Effective Alternative for Research Ethics Education
Prof. Paul Braunschweiger
Senior Executive VP & Managing Director CITI Program
Biomedical Research Alliance of New York
Professor Emeritus
University of Miami
USA
The role of National Medical Associations in Bioethics and Research Ethics Education – the Sri Lankan experience
Prof. Chandani Wanigatunge
Chairperson
Forum for Ethics Review Committees in Sri Lanka (FERCSL)
Research on the terminally ill
Dr. Susan Miller
Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
USA
2.30 pm
Tea
3.00 pm
Symposium on Challenges in the Ethics Review Process
Our experience from the University of Miami, USA
Prof. Dushyantha T. Jayaweera
Interim Executive Dean for Research and Research Education
Professor of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
USA
Our Experience from Sri Ramachandra, India
Prof. S P Thyagarajan
Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras
Professor of Eminence & Dean (Research), Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
India
Our Experience from Sri Lanka
Prof. Hemantha Senanayake
Chairperson, Ethics Review Committee and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
4.30 pm
Close
DAY 2: 16 OCTOBER 2016
8.30 am
Symposium on Ethics issues in Clinical Trials
Observations from surveys in 200 ethics review committees in the Asia Pacific Region
Prof. Christina Torres
Coordinator
Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific
Thailand
Research Integrity and Reproducibility
Prof. Paul Braunschweiger
Senior Executive VP & Managing Director CITI Program
Biomedical Research Alliance of New York
Professor Emeritus University of Miami
USA
Ethics issues in Clinical Trials in Complementary and Traditional Medicine
Dr. Kamal Perera
Head of Department of Ayurveda Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo
Sri Lanka
10.00 am
Tea
10.30 am
Symposium on Special Topics in Research Ethics – 1
Ethics of Global Health Policy and Systems Research
Prof. Adriane Gelpi
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Institute of Bioethics and Health Policy
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
USA
Challenges in International Collaborative Research between Developed and Developing Countries
Prof. Sergio Litewka
Associate Professor
International Director, CITI Program
International Director, University of Miami Institute of Bioethics
USA
Ethical Issues on Big Data Management
Prof. Adriane Gelpi
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Institute of Bioethics and Health Policy
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
USA
12.00 noon
Lunch
01.00 pm
Symposium on Clinical Ethics
Ethics of end of life care
Dr. Susan Miller
Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
USA
2.30 pm
Tea
3.00 pm
Symposium on Special Topics in Research Ethics 2
International Perspectives on Research Integrity
Prof. Sergio Litewka
Associate Professor, International Director, CITI Program, International Director University of Miami Institute of Bioethics
USA
Publication Integrity
Dr. B. J.C. Perera
President
Sri Lanka Forum of Medical Editors (SLFOME)
Sri Lanka
AAHRPP accreditation and its value in our global research enterprise
Elyse Summers JD
Chief Executive Officer
Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programmes (AAHRPP)USA
4.30 pm
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