Workshop in Health Research Ethics in Africa
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12-16 January, 2003
Khartoum, Sudan
Call for Applications
Application deadline: 15 December 2002
Applications are invited from African physicians/scientists in the
employment of African health research, control, and/or training in-
stitutions. Applicants must at least be middle to senior level inves-
tigators, key members of ethics (or scientific) review committees,
study monitors, members of data safety monitoring boards, sponsors of
research involving human subjects, members of regulatory bodies or
editors of biomedical journals.
Workshop Contents
1. Introductions, Course Content and House-Keeping
2. History of Ethics in Health Research Ethics Codes and Guidelines
3. Ethics Review Boards/Committees
4. Beneficence/Mal-beneficence in Research
5. Respect of Subjects
6. Informed Consent in Research
7. Justice in Research
8. Issues in Study Design: Randomized Control Trials and Placebos,
9. Traditional Medicine and Standard Therapy
10. Ethics Issues in International Research
11. Community Benefits and Protections
12. Archived Specimens
The workshop will mainly utilize participatory approaches including
lectures, case studies, discussion groups, panels, debates and other
interactive teaching/learning methods.
Selected participants will be awarded scholarships by the African Ma-
laria Network Trust (AMANET), which will cover costs for economy
class airfares, tuition and full board. Participants should meet all
their other costs.
Instructions will mainly be in English, although efforts are underway
to include a bilingual English/ French facilitator.
Applicants wishing to participate in this Workshop should forward the
following by email to the addressee below by 15 December 2002.
1. Full name in capital letters, with family name underlined;
2 Date of birth and nationality;
3. Name, full address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail ad-
dress where the applicant is employed;
4. Listing of educational qualifications, including date, place and
degree(s) obtained;
5. Describe in not more than 15 lines the nature of your current
post, and any other posts you may have held, and why you need this
workshop;
6. Current research interests (not more than 10 lines;
7. A list of your scientific publications, especially those relating
to clinical/field trials and to the workshop;
8. Names and addresses of two referees (including their telephone,
fax and e-mail contacts) who you have requested to provide letters
of recommendation to be sent directly to the address below.
All applications must be received by 15 December 2002 by e-mail at
the following address:
Prof. W. L. Kilama
Managing Trustee, AMANET
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology Building
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Kijitonyama
P. O. Box 33207
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255-22-2700-018
Fax: +255-22-2700-380
mailto:wkilama@africaonline.co.tz
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