Global Forum on Bioethics in Research

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• Global Forum on Bioethics in Research
• International Research Ethics Training Program
  Directors
• Network Meeting
• Bethesda, USA, October, 16-17, 2007
• Sandra Realpe
• Ethics Officer
• GFBR-Secretariat
• Geneva, Switzerland
• realpe_at_cohred.org

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Outline

• This presentation will address questions
• Where do we come from?
• Who are we?
• Where are we going to?

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Where do we come from?

• Bethesda, USA, November, 7-10, 1999
• First GFBR meeting
• Initiated by the Fogarty International Centre of
  the National Institutes of Health and the World
  Health Organisation,
• to facilitate global, open, and frank discussion
  of issues in health research from the developing
  countries perspective

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Where do we come from?

• And then
• 2000 Bangkok, Thailand Capacity Building for
  Ethics Review in Developing Countries, Benefiting
  the host Community
• 2002 Cape town, South Africa Bioethics and
  Public Health Research, Including Ethical
  Guidelines Related to Post-trial Access to Drugs
• 2002 Brasilia, Brazil Ethics of Genomic Research
• 2004 Paris, France Sharing the Benefits from
  Research in Developing Countries Equity and
  Intellectual Property

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Where do we come from?

• 2005 Blantyre, Malawi What happens when the
  research is over? Post-trial Obligations of
  Researchers and Sponsors
• 2006 Karachi, Pakistan Ethical Issues Involving
  Public Health, Health Systems, and Health
  Services
• GFBR-Secretariat to be established through a
  grant from the European Commission FP6
• 2007 Vilnius, Lithuania Fostering Research
  Ethics Infrastructure in the Developing
  World/Transition Societies
• The GFBR-Secretariat is established
• Hosted by the Council on Health Research for
  Development (COHRED)

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Where do we come from?

• December 3-5, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand
• Ethics of Research Involving Indigenous Peoples
  and Vulnerable Populations
• www.gfbronline.com
• http//gfbr9.hrc.govt.nz/

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Who are we?

• What
• The GFBR is the only global platform specifically
  provided to promote debate on emerging ethical
  issues in international collaborative health
  research between developing and developed
  countries

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Who are we?

• Aims
• Strengthens the protection of human participants
  in international health research
• Provides a forum for developing country
  perspectives on ethical issues in research
• Builds capacity for ethical review of research
• Encourages long-term joint management of research
  protocols

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Partners
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• Call for applications
• to Host 10th Global Forum on Bioethics in
  Research
• (2009)
• Expression of Interest by 1st December 2007
• Full Proposal by 15th January 2008

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Who are we?

• The GFBR-Secretariat is based on, and operates, a
  fellowship programme
• One part-time Ethics Officer
• Two full time fellows
• The recipient of the 2007 Fellowship is Xiuqin
  Wang (China)
• Functions Maintaining the institutional memory
  and organizational continuity of the GFBR and
  raising funds to extend the Secretariat activities

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Who are we?

• Call for applications
• Fellowship Programme
• 2008
• Deadline for applications November, 09, 2007

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Where are we going to?

• Questionnaire
• What should make a Secretariat for the GFBR
  useful to you?
• Ensure growth in the proportion of developing
  country institutions on the partnership
• Support and advocate for capacity building for
  health research ethics
• Enhence networking in international health
  research ethics
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Where are we going to?

• Questionnaire
• What services do you think the Secretariat should
  provide?
• Establish regular communication with the GFBR
  participants (newsletter, GFBR list of
  participants)
• Stimulate debate further discussion at country
  level
• Identifying emerging issues in international
  health research ethics
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Where are we going to ? Questionnaire

• What services do you think the Secretariat
  should provide?
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• What should make a Secretariat for the GFBR
  useful to you?
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Please fill in and return it to Sandra Realpe,
Ethics Officer, Secretariat Global Forum on
Bioethics in Research realpe_at_cohred.org tel 0041
22 591 89 / 0041 22 591 89 10 c/o Council on
Health Research for Development (COHRED) 1-5
Route des Morillons P.O.Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
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• Thank you!