European Congress of Research Ethics Committees: “The future of Research Ethics Committees in Europe: Creating the way to innovation”

Date: 05/17/2017, 09:00h to 05/19/2017, 16:00h

Location:
Auditorio del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Carrer de Santa Rosa, 39
08950 Esplugues de Llobregat
Espanya

Further information: https://eurec-anceicongresbarcelona2017.org/

Description: In the realm of Bioethics important developments did recently occur like the implementation of the new EU Regulation 536/2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use in EU Member States; the WMA “Declaration of Taipei on Ethical Considerations regarding Health Databases and Biobanks“; the Council of Europe's "Recommendation CM/Rec (2016)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on research on biological materials of human origin" etc. All these issues came about in a political environment where the idea of the European Union seems to be shaken and where Research Ethics Committees were marginalized by the European legislature rather than given the necessary attention to their important contribution of ensuring the protection of human subjects in clinical trials.

The congress aims to analyze the current circumstances as well as to open new ways of thinking for a cooperative research in Europe. All participants are invited to share thoughts, opinions and expertise during the lectures, round tables and communications.

Contact:
info@ancei.es

Organizer: EUREC (European Network of Research Ethics Committees); ANCEI (Asociación Nacional de Comités de Ética de Investigación); Fundació Sant Joan de Déu; Institut Borja de Bioètica

Program coordination: Concepcion Martin Arribas (ANCEI Preisdent); Dr. Pablo Ferrer (ANCEI Vice President)

Keywords: ethics committees; research ethics; research ethics committees; medical ethics; ethics and science