The Bioethics Program is pleased to Join the Medical Faculty of the University of Vilnius, in co-sponsoring and co-hosting the
 
8th Annual Global Forum in Research Ethics

July 27-29, 2007 - Vilnius, Lithuania.
The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) provides a venue for delegates from developing and developed countries to debate the ethical issues surrounding international collaborative research sponsored by industrialized countries and carried out in developing countries. The Forum’s funding and non-funding partners include: the US National Institutes of Health, the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, the World Health Organisation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the US Centers for Disease Control, the Council on Health Research for Development, the Pan-American Health Organisation, INSERM, the South African Medical Research Council, the Aga Khan University and other international agencies. The first Global Forum was held in 1999, and previous Forums have focused on some of the key issues in international collaborative research: the difficulties in creating ethical guidelines and review processes in developing countries; the standard of care to be provided during clinical trials; traditional medicines; genomics and global health; benefit sharing and intellectual property; and culture and informed consent. The 8th Annual Global Forum will focus on challenges to creating a research ethics infrastructure in the developing world and transition societies. For detailed information and an application click here - www.researchethicseurope.net-globalforum >