Sri Lanka Medical Association 122^nd Annual Scientific Sessions

Pre-Congress Workshop on

Ethics of International Collaborative Research

conducted jointly by

Department of Anthropology, University of Durham

Human Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Sri Lanka Medical Association

with funding from

The Economic and Social Research Council, UK

The World Health Organisation

Wednesday 18 March 2009

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

PROGRAMME

09.00 - 10.30: Session One - Introduction

Chairperson:

Dr Malik Fernando

Chairperson Ethics Committee, Sri Lanka Medical Association

Member, National Committee for Ethics in Science and Technology, National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka

09.00                     Why Should We Be Concerned About the Ethics of International Collaboration? 

Dr Bob Simpson BA, PhD, FHEA

Reader in Anthropology

Dr Salla Sariola PhD

Research Fellow

Ms Rachel Douglas-Jones BA, MSc

PhD Student

Department of Anthropology

University of Durham, UK

09.40                     A Response

Prof. Hemantha Senanayake MS, FRCOG, FRCS

Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and

Chairperson, Ethics Review Committee,

Faculty of Medicine,

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

10.00                     Discussion

10.30                     TEA

11.00 - 13.00: Session Two – Case Studies

Chairperson:

Dr Vajira H. W. Dissanayake MBBS, PhD

Senior Lecturer,

Human Genetics Unit,

Faculty of Medicine,

University of Colombo

11.00                    Bangladesh

                                Prof. Harun Ar-Rashid MD, MDsc. MPh, PhD, FRCP Edin

                                Director,

                                Bangladesh Medical Research Council

                                Bangladesh

11.20                     India

Dr. Vasantha Muthuswamy MD, DGO

Former Deputy Director General, Indian Council for Medical Research,

Secretary, Forum for Ethics Review Committees in India

India

11.40                     Nepal

                                Dr. Shri Krishna Giri MBBS, D.Orth., MS (Orth & Trauma)

                                Secretary

                                Nepal Health Research Council,

                                Nepal

12.00                     Pakistan

Dr. Arshi Farooqui FCPS, MIRB

Senior Instructor Research and Bioethics

Coordinator Bioethics Unit

Aga Khan University

12.20                     Sri Lanka

Prof. Hemantha Senanayake

12.40                      Discussion

13.00                     Lunch

13.45 - 15.00:      Session Three – Issues and Themes: Summing Up and Discussion

Chairperson

Prof. Hemantha Senanayake

13.45                                Re-cap on the morning sessions

Dr Bob Simpson, Dr Salla Sariola and Ms Rachel Douglas-Jones

14.00                     The Role of Ethics Committees in International Collaborations

                                Dr. Cristina Torres PhD

Co-ordinator,

Forum for Ethics Review Committees in the Asia and Western Pacific,

Bangkok,

Thailand

14.30                     Discussion

14.45                     Summing Up

15.00                     Close

REGISTRATION

Workshop registration is Rs. 1,000/-

For those interested in the SLMA Sessions from 19 to 21 March 2009

Sri Lankan delegates – Rs. 2,500/-

SAARC delegates – US$ 75/-

Non SAARC delegates – US$ 100/-