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『2011 FERCAP 국제학술대회/총회』 준비위원회에서 알려드립니다.



2011년 세계보건기구(WHO) 산하 FERCAP(The Forum for Ethical Review Committees in the Asian and Western Pacific Region) 국제학술대회 및 총회가 다음과 같이 개최되오니 많은 관심과 참석 부탁 드립니다.





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11th FERCAP International Conference & General Assembly



Innovation, Integration and Ethical Health Research



▶ 일시: 2011년 11월 20-23일



▶ 장소: 대구 인터불고호텔



▶ 일정



- 11월 20일: Pre-Conference Training

- 11월 21일-22일: FERCAP Conference

- 11월 23일: General Assembly and NAREC Meeting



▶ 사전등록: 2011년 10월 24일-11월 5일(국내 참가자에 한하며, 사전등록 방법은 추후 공지할 예정입니다)



▶ 주최: 대구가톨릭의료원, 통합의료진흥원, WHO- FERCAP/SIDCER

▶ 후원: 보건복지부, 메디시티 대구, 세계보건기구(WHO)



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Introduction



The advent of new technologies, new products and new interventions has raised new ethical concerns in research. The current research environment is further complicated by a growing interest in natural methods, traditional as well as complementary interventions that may address specific health concerns. The combination of the new approaches with the traditional methods creates more possibilities of effective interventions to treat diseases and improve the health of the population. Innovative techniques, new research methodologies together with traditional approaches from different cultures present greater challenges to ethics review committees that are mandated to provide for safety nets to protect human participants in research.



This 11th Annual FERCAP Conference will provide a forum for various stakeholders to discuss innovative concepts and models as well as integrative initiatives that combine new techniques with traditional and existing models related to the ethical conduct of research. The goal is to inform various stakeholders such as ethics committee members, regulators and researchers related to state of the art knowledge about innovation and integration to be able to identify the address ethical challenges when such techniques are involved in research. The goal is to provide opportunities for dialogue among individuals and networks of ethically motivated, adequately informed and responsible stakeholders who regularly communicate and interact with one another to assure the public about the protection of the rights and safety of human participants in the conduct of research.



Through plenary sessions and panel presentations, group discussions and reports, the full range of partnership and alliance issues and best practices towards sustainability will be explored.



Objectives



__ To describe innovative concepts, practices and initiatives related to the ethical conduct of research.



__ To identify good ethical practices in innovative and integrative health research



__ To identify gaps, facilitators and barriers to ethical research and good research practices related to innovation



and integration



__ To suggest options and future directions of national ethical research systems to maintain the highest ethical



standards related to innovation in health research



__ To develop relevant models of good ethical review practices and procedures within the context of diverse



Asian research environments related to a wide range of innovative and integrative initiatives and concerns



Conference Participants



The conference participants come from the various sectors and disciplines involved in health research, mainly from Asia and the Western Pacific region. International representatives from national health authorities, ethics committees, researchers, research participants, academic institutions and the pharmaceutical industry will share their ideas and actual experiences to elucidate the conference theme.



Conference Outcome



The conference should be able to contribute to better awareness, knowledge and practice about ethical issues related to leading concepts and practices in innovation and integration in health research.



Conference Topics



__ Ethical Issues in Innovative Approaches, Products, Treatments and Interventions to Improve Global Health



(new vaccines, medical device, combination drugs, community directed interven