[(RE)2] Conference: The Future of Research Ethics
Thursday, November 29, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Hart House, Great Hall
University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, ON, Canada

 

The future of research ethics is the focus of this conference hosted by the Joint Centre for Bioethics. The research environment is changing in response to new technologies, new drugs, genomics and new guidelines. The impact on researchers, research review boards and their members and administrators, and industry partners has been considerable. Issues of privacy, conflicts of interest, protection of subjects, qualifications of researchers in research ethics and credentials of REB members and administrators are just some of the challenges. This conference will address some of these issues in an interactive format.

 

Registration Fees:
Full Day: $200 (students: $100)
Half Day: $125 (includes lunch)

 

Registration Deadline: November 15, 2012

 

Online registration available now at: www.uofttix.ca/view.php?id=926 web link

 

> Download [(RE)2] Conference Poster pdf link
> Download [(RE)2] Conference Agenda pdf link

 

For more information please contact: Rhonda Martin
jcb.ea@utoronto.ca email link, tel: 416-978-1906.

 

The conference is being organized by the Research and Education in Research Ethics [(RE)2] group, based at the Joint Centre for Bioethics.

 

The Future of Research Ethics: DRAFT PROGRAMME

8:00-8:30 a.m.
Registration and Coffee
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Outline of Day
8:45-9:30 a.m.
The Future of Research Ethics: Changing Research, Changing Ethics – Speakers: Greg Koski and TBA
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Discussion Period
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
1. Integrity & REB’s Role in Research Fraud – Speaker: David Mazer
2. Conflict of Interest & Clinical Trials: Issues and Challenges – Speakers: Sally Bean and Lori Ferris
3. Use of Social Media in Research – Speaker: Nancy Walton
4. Education & Professionalism for REB Members – Speakers: Heather Sampson and Rachel Zand
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
1. The Ethical Issues of Research Involving Unconscious Patients – Speakers: Laurie Morrison and TBA
2. Use of Personal Information and Samples for Research: Themes from Deliberative Dialogues – Speaker: Don Willison
3. Return of Research Results to Participants – Speaker: Paddi O’Hara
4. Ethics of Public Health Research – Speaker: Ross Upshur
2:30-3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00-4:00 p.m.
The Great Debate: Dances with Porcupines: Commercialization of Clinical Research – Speakers: Greg Koski, David McKnight, and TBA
4:00 p.m.
Adjournment