"Who Cares?" - Human Rights Dignity and Ethics in Research

Date: 03/14/2008, 09:30-17:00h

Location:
The Macdonald Burlington Hotel
Burlington Arcade
126 New Street
Birmingham

Speaker: Dr. Michael Bone (Chairman of AREC) *** Prof. James Nazroo *** Davina Ghersi (WHO International) *** Prof. T. Holland (Learning Disability Research Group) *** Jan Dewing (University of Ulster and Northumbria) *** David Anderson-Ford *** Rick Lines (tbc) *** Dr. Jonathan Biggs (tbc)

Further information: http://www.arec.org.uk/conferences/Birmingham__14th_March_20...

Description: AREC extends a warm welcome to all Members and Co-ordinators of Research Ethics Committees in the NHS, Universities, the Independent Sector and Research Establishments.

This Conference will consider the following major issues:

* Clinical Trials in Older People and people with Learning Disabilities

* Human Rights

* Treatment Inequalities

* Child Protection, Looked After Children and the Criminal Justice System

* Research in Prisons

* Australian REC's

Contact:
Ms Tara Graham
c/o The Association of Research Ethics Committees
Office Suite 3, Houghton Enterprise Centre
Lake Road, Houghton le Spring
Tyne & Wear DH5 8BJ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 - (0)19 - 15 84 82 87
Fax: +44 - (0)19 - 15 84 03 82
taragraham@arec.org.uk
http://www.arec.org.uk/

Organizer: The Association of Research Ethics Committees AREC

Keywords: disability; research ethics; research ethics committees; research law; medical ethics