15 July 2020 - COVID-19 Pandemic: The role of RECs and RECAs during emergency research

• RECs and RECA operations in Africa (Dr Mary Kasule)

• How RECs can operate efficiently during emergency research (Dr Paul Ndebele)

• The role of RECs and RECAs during emergency research (Prof Carel IJsselmuiden)

• How funders can support RECs during COVID-19 (Dr Thomas Nyirenda)

4–6 August 2020 | SARIMA Annual Conference

• The Role of Research Ethics Committee

• EthiXPERT / SARIMA presentation at SARIMA 2020 Conference

28 July 2021 – RHInnO Ethics Workshop

• Programme

• Research Ethics and Research Integrity in the COVID-19 context (Dr R Visagie)

• Introduction to RHInnO Ethics (Mr F Kombe)

9 December 2021 | Conducting ethics review during a pandemic: How can Ethics Review Committees in LMIC leverage on available resources and skills?

• Programme

• Experiences from Zambia (Dr Sody Munsaka)

• Experiences from an administrator from Kenya (Ms Brenda Odero)

• The role of national governments and regulatory agencies in promoting effective and robust ethics review of RECs in Africa. (Dr S Langat)

1 September 2022: The Power of Knowledge - An International Symposium

EthiXPERT (Johannesburg, South Africa)

• Link to Register: https://conference.eventsair.com/pkse/pksep

KIT (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

• Link to Register: https://conference.eventsair.com/pkkit/pkkit

ASFARI (Beirut, Lebanon)

• Link to Register: https://conference.eventsair.com/pkasfari/pkas

• No payment required, confirmation of registration screens follows once details submitted

24 October 2023: Webinar – Rethinking Ethics Review in Africa: Operating RECs in a VUCA Context

You are invited to participate in an interactive webinar on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 from 14:00 to 16:00 SAST.

1. Introduction to Human Health Research Ethics
2. Fundamentals of research ethics
3. Historical Perspectives of Health Research Ethics
4. Ethical approaches: Consequentialist, Deontology, Principlism, virtue ethics
5. Ethical decision-making
6. Emerging Issues in Health Research Ethics
7. Introduction to health research
8. Human Health Research
9. Overview of research protocol
10. Basic research designs
11. Independent research ethics review
12. Ethical framework for research ethics governance
13. Regulatory/legislative dimension

1. Introduction to Research Integrity
2. Differences between research integrity and research ethics
3. Responsible conduct of research
4. Managing research misconduct
5. Promoting responsible conduct of research
6. Publication Ethics
7. Replicability, trust, and validity in research
8. Managing conflict of interest in research
9. Open science
10. Fairness, diversity, and equity in research
11. Case studies, debates, and ethical dilemmas in research

1. Introduction to inspection and audit
2. Principles of GCP inspections and audits
3. Inspection and audit guidelines
4. Outline of SOPs for Audit Inspection
5. SOP preparation – practical session
6. Audit and Inspection preparation process
7. Audit and Inspection Conduct process
8. Roles and responsibilities
9. Selecting and inspecting research sites
10. Report writing and feedback to the audited/inspected team
11. Audit Report drafting practice

1. Introduction to the ethics of biotechnology research
2. Risks, safety and benefits of biotechnology research
3. Legal, ethical and social issues in biotechnology research
4. Ethical review, evaluation and oversight of biotechnology research
5. Introduction to the ethics of Artificial Intelligence Assisted Innovation (AIAI)
6. Legal, ethical and social issues in AIAI
7. Ethical review, evaluation and oversight AIAI
8. Introduction to biobanks and bio-repository
9. Legal, ethical and social issues in research involving biological materials
10. Risks, safety and benefits in research involving biological materials
11. Ethical review and oversight of research involving biological materials

1. Introduction to Clinical Health Research
2. Conducting research with vulnerable populations
3. Legal, ethical and social issues for research with vulnerable population
4. Ethical review and oversight of research with vulnerable population
5. Elements and instruments for the informed consenting process
6. Ethical evaluation and assessment of the informed consenting process
7. Introduction to Public Health Emergency Research
8. Legal, ethical and social issues for emergency research
9. Ethical review, evaluation and oversight of PH emergency research

1. Introduction to Ethics Review Process
2. Fundamentals and Elements of the review process
3. Applying the elements of the review process
4. Role/responsibilities of reviewers in the review process
5. Special considerations in the review process
6. Applying special considerations through case studies
7. Communicating with PIs, RA, and monitoring

1. Why do clinical research?
2. Purpose and Phases of Clinical Research
3. Overview of the history of clinical research
4. Overview of Good Clinical Practice
5. History & Background
6. Principles of GCP
7. Instruments for GCP
8. Understanding the new drug development process
9. Documentation and information management
10. The research project
11. Clinical Research and GCP: Regulations
12. Responsibilities of Players in Clinical Research
13. Roles of IRB/RA in Clinical Research
14. Clinical research designs and terminologies
15. Regulatory and ethical oversight in emerging circumstances
16. Detecting and reporting adverse events
17. Auditing and inspection of clinical trials
18. Applying GCP Guidelines in Clinical Trials