Bioethics Events
Designing the Future Conditions for Clinical Research in Europe Roadmap Initiative for Clinical Research in Europe - Final Workshop
Brussels, Belgium, 17 March 2010
This event is organised by the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice on behalf of the Roadmap Initiative for Clinical Research in Europe. The Roadmap Initiative for Clinical Research in Europe has identified the bottlenecks and performed 5 workshops (Single CTA, Co-Sponsorship, Risk-based Approach, Ethical Review, and Safety Reporting) to discuss options for solutions with all different stakeholders involved in the process. The aim of the Roadmap Initiative is to further debate these proposed solutions and to prepare a list of items for the European Commission to radically improve the situation for clinical research in Europe. For more information about this event please see the website here.
Winter School on Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Barchem, Netherlands, 22-26 March 2010
This event is organised by the Ethics Institute and the Netherlands Research School for Practical Philosophy (OZSE). The aim of this winter school is to give an overview of current debates in practical philosophy, with a special emphasis on the role of different normative theories in applied contexts. Also, different methodological approaches to ethics will be discussed. For more information about this event please see the website here.
PatientPartner Southern European Regional Workshop on Defining the needs and means for more Partnership between Patients, Patient Organisations and Other Stakeholders in Clinical Trials
Athens, Greece, 24-25 March 2010
This workshop is organised by the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP) for the Patient Partner Project. This purpose of this workshop is to promote dialogue on regional-specific opportunities and hurdles towards more partnership in clinical trials, for example in relation to access to information, patients' rights, cultural and political aspects, relationship between the various stakeholders, etc. For more information about the workshop please see the website here.
BioVision Alexandria 2010: "New Life Sciences: Future Prospects"
Alexandria, Egypt, 11-15 April 2010
This international event is organised by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in partnership with the World Life Sciences Forum, BioVision. The ultimate goal of this event is to provide a platform for exchange of information and dialogue so as to explore the different ways in which life sciences can help meet the challenges facing us in the 21st century; a vital step for global economic development to improve the quality of life for all. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
Ethical Challenges in Clinical Research at Both Ends of Life - Common Lessons to be learnt from Paediatric & Geriatric Clinical Development
Brussels, Belgium, 27-28 April 2010
This workshop is organised by the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP) and the European CRO Federation (EUCROF). Medical research and drug development are focused typically on an adult population of patients frequently excluding, at one end of the age spectrum, children and, at the other, the elderly and frail. The objective of this workshop is to share concerns, to detect possible synergies and to learn from each other in order to improve and to facilitate and promulgate high quality ethical clinical research and drug development for these important populations across the whole of the European Union. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
6th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation (ICCEC)
Oregon, USA, 11-14 May 2010
This conference is organised by the Providence Center for Health Care Ethics. The theme for the 2010 conference is "the art of ethics," to reflect the reality that clinical ethics consultation, like clinical practice, is both an art and a science. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
6th Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)
Glasgow, Scotland, 10-12 June 2010
This conference is organised by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). The conference will showcase the best of palliative care research from Europe and around the world. Palliative care research is coming of age with increasingly ambitious and complex studies being undertaken to improve the evidence base of patient care. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
Is Medical Ethics Really in the Best Interest of the Patient?
Uppsala, Sweden, 14-16 June 2010
This conference is organised by Cesagen at the Universities of Lancaster and Cardiff and the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics at Uppsala University. This multi-disciplinary international conference will raise questions about some of the key ethical issues of concern regarding medical research. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
Summer School on Health Law and Ethics
Rotterdam, Netherlands, 5-16 July 2010
This summer school is organised by the Erasmus Observatory on Health Law. The course is designed to enhance the preparation of health professionals confronted with legal and ethical issues. The course focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of health law and ethics. For more information about this event please see the website here.
8th Global Summit of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies
Singapore, 26-27 July 2010
This conference is organised by the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC), Singapore and the Ministry of Health, Singapore. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
8th International Congress of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics: "Mobilities and Inequalities"
Singapore, 26-28 July 2010
This conference is organised by the International Network on Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC), Singapore and the Ministry of Health, Singapore. The theme of Mobilities and Inequalities should be interpreted broadly. Topics may include, but should not be limited to: TraffickingWomen; War and Refugees; Migration of Care Workers; Global Movement of Food and Food Security; Minorities and Barriers to Migration; Medical Tourism; Reproductive Tourism; Communication Technologies in Healthcare; and Assistive Devices in Disability. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
10th World Congress of Bioethics: "Bioethics in a Globalised World"
Singapore, 28-31 July 2010
This conference is organised by the International Association of Bioethics in conjunction with the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC), Singapore. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
EACME Annual Meeting: "Empirical Ethics"
Oslo, Norway, 16-18 September 2010
This conference is organised by the Section for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, and the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME). This conference has four central topics: Empirical Ethics and Methodology; Empirical Ethics and Clinical Practice; Empirical Ethics, Benefit Sharing and Research; and Empirical Ethics, Biopolitics and Human Rights. For more information about the conference please see the website here.
Health, Culture and the Human Body Epidemiology, Ethics and History of Medicine, Perspectives from Central Europe and Turkey
Mainz, Germany, 17-19 September 2010
This conference is organised by the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Medical Centre (Germany) and the Istanbul University (Turkey). This conference will focus on a range of topics including: AIDS; disease; end of life; organ/tissue transplantation; palliative care; and euthanasia. For more information about the conference please see the website here.[Note this website is in German].
EFGCP Annual Conference 2011:
Certified GCP Training - Needs and Expectations
Budapest, Hungary, 1-2 February 2011
This conference is organised by the European Forum for Good Clinical Practice. The programme for this event has yet to be finalised. For more information about this event please see the website here.