From: Vibhuti Patel

 

Date: November 25 to 27, 2005

 

Venue: Plenary sessions will be held at the Rail Nikunj Hall/Auditorium, near Maratha Mandir.

Paper presentations and workshops will be held at the YMCA International House and Methodist Centre, YMCA Road, Mumbai Central

 

The subthemes are: HIV/AIDS, high-tech care, health professionals' responsibilities in conflict, and clinical trials.

 

A total of 350 registered participants from all over India. There is also a contingent from the Aga Khan University in Karachi, and some people from Sri Lanka, Canada, Australia and the US.

 

Some interesting subjects being covered in the paper presentations: HIV research, clinical trials, transplants, end-of-life care, on violence and displacement, sex selection. There will be a workshop discussing proposed guidelines for palliative care by the Indian Society for Critical Care Medicine.  

 

The WHO is holding a satellite workshop on international research ethics, and one of the speakers is Alex Capron who runs WHO's ethics division.

 

The plenary speakers are listed below, along with the time they will be speaking.  

 

Please do email me at sandhya_srinivasan@... if you'd like a soft copy of the abstract book or if you'd like any other information or help. YOu can also call me at 98204 10849.

 

Sandhya

 

Plenary speakers Day One (9-11 am)

P Kousalya, President, Positive Women's Network, Chennai

P N Tandon, president, National Brain Research Centre, Manesar

V I Mathan, ICMR chair of epidemiology, Vellore: Ethical issues in research in high-tech medicine.

S Parasuraman, director Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai: Ethical issues in conducting research on displacement.

C M Gulhati, editor, MIMS, Delhi: Rational approach to allowing new drugs in India. 

 

Plenary speakers  Day Two (9-10.45 am)

Suniti Solomon, founding director, YRG Care, Chennai: Ethical issues in HIV/AIDS care provision in India

MD Gupte, director, National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai: Ethical responsibilities of researchers involved in clinical trials 

Jayashree Ramakrishna, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore: HIV/AIDS policy and priorities: ethical dilemmas

 

Plenary speakers Day Three (11.15 am to 1 pm)

T Jacob John, virologist, Christian Medical College, Vellore: Ethics, human rights and public health

Jayaprakash, Muliyil, principal Christian Medical College, Vellore: Clinical trials and public health bioethics

Manisha Gupte, co-convenor, MASUM, Pune: Violence as a public health and human rights issue.

 

Valedectory addresses Day Three (2-4 pm)

Ghanshyam Shah, former director, Centre for Social Studies, Surat

B Ekbal, former vice chancellor Kerala University and co-convenor People's Health Movement, India.