WKSP ON ETHICS OF CLIN RESEARCH : Curtain Raiser

[Guest guest]

Hi,Starting tomorrow is feast of topics on ethics of clinical research on NetRUM. Please ensure you have informed your fellow colleagues, friends and students about this workshop, which will run for nearly two months.This

workshop aims to inform, enlighten and educate the participants in the finesse

of the ethics involved with clinical research. We will do well in recognizing

and acknowledging the great preparation which has gone in organizing this workshop

and the devotion of each moderator in preparing the topics.

A

workshop necessarily involves some work and that is our plan.

On

day one: the moderator will discuss the

topic and members are expected to chip in.

On

day two: the moderator will give work

relating to the topic and members will attempt and respond.

On

day three: the moderator will correct the

submissions and conclude the topic.

Series

of moderators will be continuing this workshop. Hence it is compulsory that the

work related to one moderator is completed in the stipulated time frame and

there is no carrying over. All topics have a time line and the schedule is:

Dates

Topic

Moderator

19 Dec 2009

Ethical

challenges in functioning of ECs

Dr

Vijay Thawani

20-22 Dec 2009

Role of community in

clinical research

Dr Chaitali Bajait

23-25 Dec 2009

Ethics of protecting humans in research

Mrs

Kunda Gharpure

27-29 Dec

2009

Ethics in design of clinical

research

Dr Mangesh Bankar

30 Dec – 01

Jan 2010

Membership and quorum requirements

for EC

Dr Chaitali Bajait

02-04 Jan

2010

Need for the SOPs for EC

Dr Smita Sontakke

05-07 Jan

2010

Ethics of informed consent

for CT

Dr Mangesh Bankar

08-10 Jan

2010

Ethical aspects in protocol

writing for CT

Dr Smita Sontakke

11-13 Jan

2010

Recruiting and retaining

participants in CT

Dr Tarun Wadhwa

14-16 Jan

2010

Reporting adverse events

in CT

Dr Swapnil Jaiswal

17-19 Jan

2010

Assessing risks and benefits in CT

Mrs Kunda Gharpure

20-22 Jan

2010

Quality analysis and improvement in EC

Dr Sanjay Choudhari

23-25 Jan

2010

Termination of CT

Dr Swapnil Jaiswal

26-28 Jan

2010

Misconduct and fraud in CT

Dr Tarun Wadhwa

29-31 Jan

2010

Ethical Pharmacogenetics

in CT

Dr Sanjay Choudhari

01-02 Feb

2010

Futuristic ECs

Mrs Kunda Gharpure

03-05 Feb

2010

Ethical considerations in special

cases

Dr Vijaya Chaudhari

07-09 Feb 2010

Role of IEC in health care

management

Dr Trupti Swain

More topics may be added after this, depending on availability of the moderators.

The

success of this endeavour depends on you dear NetRUMians. Please ensure that

you enthusiastically participate and make this effort a success, which will

decide future course of such activities on NetRUM.

Together

we will grow and be the catalysts of change.

Dr

Vijay Thawani,

Group

Owner, NetRUM.