Overview

The aim of this training programme is for sub-Saharan African REC members to gain theoretical and practical knowledge in the ethical review of complex protocols such as HIV prevention trials and in institutionalising research ethics review in their home institution.

Duration: 2 weeks

Dates:  10-21 September 2012

Venue: University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Scholarship

The scholarship includes module fees, training material, return economy flights, airport shuttle within Pietermaritzburg, accommodation, breakfast, dinner, and nominal per diem.  Please note that visa costs and travel within your own country are for your own account.

Who should apply?

African Research Ethics Committee (REC) chairs and members as well as people involved in establishing RECs in African institutions and/or countries. Applicants should be residents of an African country, fluent in the English language (oral and written) and have at least a 4 year Bachelor’s degree to be eligible to apply.  Note: SARETI teaching and evaluation is conducted entirely in English.

Application

Please complete the application and mail to singhn7@ukzn.ac.za. The completed application form must be accompanied by a 1 page CV and signed letter of support from a suitable institutional official. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit your application no later than 01 June 2012, as space is limited.  Only successful applicants will be notified, if you do not receive notification of award by 15 June 2012, please consider your application unsuccessful.

The Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)  International Scholarship Program is designed to assist those members of the international research, academic, and medical communities who cannot otherwise attend the 2012 AER Conference because of financial constraints. Through the International Scholarship Program, PRIM&R will offer a limited number of scholarships to qualified representatives from developing countries to attend the conference, including graduate students, doctoral candidates, those beginning their careers in the research ethics arena, as well as established professionals. This year we are giving preference to first-time attendees and to those who submit a poster abstract.

Scholarships range from awards that either fully cover or partially subsidize registration fees to full packages that cover the following costs: registration for a pre-conference educational program of the scholar’s choice, registration for the main meeting, travel, lodging, and a per diem stipend for meals beyond those provided at the conference.

Completed applications are due no later than 5:00 PM ET on July 13, 2012.  Learn more about this program online at http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=13048

Dr. Nalwadda – faculty at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda –  applied her FABTP training to teach bioethics and research ethics to nurses and midwives in Uganda. Her work expanded academically as she pursued a PhD in the Karolinska Institute/Makerere University joint PhD program, with a focus on Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights.

To read more about Dr. Nalwadda’s dissertation, visit: Contraceptive Use Among Young People in Uganda: Exploration of obstacles, enablers, and quality of services

More information about Dr. Nalwadda can be found in her biosketch.

FABTP seeks applications from eligible African institutions for a funded collaborative partnership in international research ethics. The goal of the training partnership is to enhance research ethics capacity within the selected African institution. Applicant institutions must meet institutional eligibility requirements. The training partnership will occur over a 12-month period beginning December 2012, with opportunities for continued collaboration thereafter. The program will support the capacity development of one African institution per year.

For more information about the training partnership, eligibility requirements and application processes, please see the “Prospective Institutions” tab on our website.   You may also send an email to fabtp@jhsph.edu with specific questions.

The application deadline is 15 July 2012.

A PDF flyer of this announcement can be downloaded here for posting on bulletin boards and further distribution.

8th International Conference on Bioethics Education: Contents, Methods, Trends

Kinar Convention Center

Tiberias, Israel

September 2-5, 2012

Abstracts of approximately 250 words on any of the listed topics are invited for oral and/or poster presentation.

Email abstract to seminars@isas.co.il

Please be certain to include the following: title, authors’ names and places of work, and contact information including email address,

postal address and telephone number.

Deadline for abstract submission: March 15, 2012

Conference On-line Registration at www.isas.co.il/bioethics2012 or contact register@isas.co.il

Conference Secretariat:

ISAS International Seminars, POB 574, Jerusalem 91004, Israel

Tel: +972-2-6520574, Fax: +972-2-6520558

In case of emergency: +972-50-6758792 (not on Sabbath)

The Advanced Certificate Program in Research Ethics for Central and Eastern Europe, sponsored by Union Graduate College (USA) and Vilnius University (Lithuania), is hosting a meeting of its current trainees, alumni, and other Fogarty Program faculty and students in Prague from July 2nd through July 4th, 2012.

The purpose of the meeting is to highlight and share experiences in strengthening research ethics capacity in low- and middle-income countries, and to build a network to support future collaborative action.

Topics to be discussed include: best practices in teaching research ethics to international students; challenges faced by research ethicists working in low- and middle-income countries; current understanding (or lack thereof) of research ethics review practices and policies in various countries and regions of the world; approaches for building and maintaining robust research ethics infrastructure in the face of economic instability and political uncertainty; and  opportunities for developing new national and international collaborations in research ethics.

We would like to invite interested faculty, students and alumni from other Fogarty-funded training programs to submit proposals for oral presentation, panel sessions, papers and “laptop” posters (in which presenters describe research findings or best practices on a laptop computer to a small audience).

A brief abstract of 250-300 words should be submitted no later than Thursday, March 15th, 2012. Abstracts should be submitted via email to the Organizing Chairs at philpots@uniongraduatecollege.edu.

All abstracts should be in Word or RTF formats and contain the following information:

a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) type of presentation (oral paper, panel or poster), and g) 3 keywords.

Panel presentations should consist of three to four abstracts organized around a central topic of direct relevance to the conference theme. Please use a plain sans serif 12-point font and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). 

The conference organizers will acknowledge receipt and answer all proposals submitted. Acceptances will be sent to submitters no later than Monday, April 2nd, 2012.

For the conference organizers:

Vilius Dranseika (Lithuania)
Eugenijus Gefenas (Lithuania)
Sean Philpott (USA)
Marty Strosberg (USA)

This one-day seminar is geared for junior faculty, students, and administrators who are beginning the process of submitting grants to National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is also relevant for seasoned researchers who wish to refresh their knowledge of the new NIH requirements and the peer review process. Ultimately, the focus is to assist all who wish to submit winning research proposals to the NIH.

Those attending will learn how to:
• Find the Appropriate Program and Grant Mechanism for Your Idea
• Read and Interpret RFA’s
• Identify and Avoid Common Pitfalls of a Grant
• Develop an Irresistible Idea for Your Grant Application
• Address the Pieces of the Request for Proposal
• Maximize Your Application for Competitiveness
• Package the Proposal in the Requested Format
• Understand the New Scoring System and the Review Process
• Learn What Actually Happens in the Study Section
• Search for the Appropriate Study Sections For Submissions
• Decipher Pink Sheets: The Inevitable Resubmission
• Build an Airtight Case for Funding
• Discern the Art of the Budget

Presenter : Dr. Fatah Kashanchi trained under the supervision of Dr. Susumu Tonegawa (Nobel Laureate for Medicine, 1987) at MIT. Dr. Kashanchi further trained in Dr. John Brady’s lab at NIH/NCI from 1991-1998 and published more than 30 papers during his postdoc and senior investigator tenure. His research interests include both Genomics and Proteomics of HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infected cells. Research in Kashanchi’s lab has been funded by various internal and external sources including GW-REF, Selective Excellence, Keck, Snyder, Sinsheimer, Cyclacel, DOD, and more than 6 NIH grants, where he is the Principal investigator. Since his departure from NIH in 1998, Dr. Kashanchi has obtained $8.9 M of independent funding. He has 92 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, 7 book chapters, is an NIH study section member (5 independent study sections), as well as reviewer for 12 different journals.

For more information: The Grant Training Center
To Register: Rockville, MD
Or call us at 571-257-8864
Cost: (Including breakfast) $335.00

Can’t make it?
Join us on Monday, December 12, 2011 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST for our
“NIH Grant Development Workshop” Online Webinar
To register click on Webinar Registration and then on the Webinar from the workshop list.

SCHOOL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

STEVE BIKO CENTRE FOR BIOETHICS

LECTURER

AC 08

100% APPOINTMENT – 3 years fixed term contract

The Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics has undertaken pioneering work in Bioethics, including establishment of flexible delivery of on-line modules and the development of wide ranging curricula for medical, dental and the the allied health professional students. The Centre seeks to fill the position of a Lecturer on a 3 year fixed term contract post.

Requirements: A PhD in Bioethics, or Applied Ethics; Teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and research experience with an appropriate publication record in the field of Bioethics, or Applied Ethics. A track record of generating research funding is also recommended.

Duties:

- Teach and coordinate courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

- Supervision of postgraduate students

- To conduct and co-ordinate research

- To participate fully in the activities of the Centre and the School, as well as research and community outreach programmes

The incumbent will be directly responsible to the Head of the Centre in all matters relating to Centre duties and will be involved in Centre administration.

Telephonic enquiries may be directed to Professor Ames Dhai on (011) 717 2718 or Amaboo.Dhai@wits.ac.za and written applications, including a cover letter, comprehensive CV and 3 contactable references (email addresses and telephone numbers to be included), must be forwarded to Ms. Rose Mohale, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, 7 York Street, Parktown. Applications can be emailed to Rose. Mohale@wits.ac.za or faxed on (011) 717 2759.

CLOSING DATE: 30th November 2011

The Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research course will be held from September 28, 2011 to November 9,2011 on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30 in Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center, Bldg 10.

Details for registering for this course as well as agenda details, faculty information, educational objectives and target audience can be found at www.bioethics.nih.gov.

This event will be video cast live via the internet.  Pre-approved groups can participate from satellite locations. To arrange such group participation, please contact Mertis Stallings, mstallings@cc.nih.gov or 301/496-3822 no later than two weeks PRIOR to September 28, 2011 to make arrangements.

Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this seven week course should contact Mertis Stallings, mstallings@cc.nih.gov. Federal TTY Relay number is 1-800/877-8339.Requests should be made at least 5 days in advance of the event.

There is no cost for this course, but there is a required textbook: The Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research: Readings and Commentaries (JHU Press, $40.00). Visit the FAES Bookstore (301-496-5272) in CC/Building 10, B1 level, or check with a local retail book store in your area. A certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the course and sent via your e-mail address.

This course is a requirement for the Clinical Center Core Curriculum Certificate.

For more information concerning the course learning objectives or logistics, visit http://bioethics.nih.gov/hsrc/.