5ème
Conférence Annuelle de l'AfSHG, 3 - 5 novembre 2007
Notre prochaine
rencontre, la
5ième Réunion Annuelle de la Société Africaine de Génétique
Humaine (AfSHG) aura lieu du 3 au 5 novembre 2007
conjointement avec la Première Réunion Annuelle de la Division
de Génétique Humaine et de Recherche sur le Génome et la Société
Nationale Égyptienne de Génétique Humaine. Le thème de la Conférence
est :
Recherche
Génomique en Afrique : Implications pour le
Diagnostic de la Maladie,
le Traitement et le
Développement des Médicaments.
Le lieu de la Conférence est
Le Centre
National de Recherche, Caire , Égypte.
Le Centre National de Recherche (CNR), Caire ,
Égypte est un Institut multidisciplinaire qui a un large spectre
des champs de recherche et leurs intérêts. Le CNR a une
importante section de recherche médicale qui inclut entre autres,
la Division de Génétique Humaine et de Recherche Génomique (DHGGR).
En association avec la Société Nationale de Génétique Humaine (NSHG),
présidé par le Professeur Samia A. Temtamy, la DHGGR jouera un
rôle important comme organisation locale. Le CNR est situé de
manière stratégique au Caire, près de plusieurs sites
d'hébergements et autres facilités (ex: hôtels à divers taux) et
facilement accessibles par les moyens de transports publics.
L'un des buts de la
Société Africaine de Génétique Humaine est de collaborer et de
soutenir les activités des sociétés existantes en Afrique. Il
s'agira de la Première Réunion de la Société en Afrique du Nord
où nous espérons qu'elle constituera une opportunité pour
l'interaction des scientifiques, des médecins, des étudiants et
de toutes personnes travaillant dans le domaine de la génétique
dans la région.
Une motion spéciale aux Professeurs Yehia Zakaria Gad et Amal Mahmoud
Mohamed du Centre National de Recherche, Égypte, pour la
présentation faite lors de la Conférence de 2006 en Éthiopie et
pour
avoir accepté d'abriter la Réunion de 2007. Depuis la Conférence,
le Professeur Gad travaillait sans relâche avec ses collègues :
Professeurs Amal Mahmoud, Samia A Temtamy et Iman Abulezz, et
avec Dr Sonia A. Hak de la Tunisie pour l'organisation de la
Conférence. Nous apprécions hautement leur labeur ainsi que leur enthousiasme.
Que pouvons-nous
faire tous
:
-
Enregistrer les dates et
planifier d'aller à Caire !
-
Informer vos collègues et amis.
Une annonce imprimée est attachée à ce mail.
-
Informer nous sur les sources
potentielles de financement.
-
Identifier les sources de financement
de la Conférence pour soi et nos collègues juniors et
étudiants ; Débuter maintenant par l'approche initiale : la
candidature !
-
Vérifier le site web (www.afshg.org)
pour les mises à jour.
The Eighth Global Forum on Bioethics
in Research
June 27-29, 2007
Vilnius, Lithuania
The
Eighth Global
Forum
on Bioethics
in Research (GFBR
8) will
take place
in Vilnius,
Lithuania, on
June
27-29,
2007.
It
will be
organized
by
the
Medical
Faculty
of
Vilnius
University
in cooperation
with
Union Graduate
College Bioethics
Program
(USA) and
other
partners
in
the Global
Forum on Bioethics
in Research.
English
and French
will be
the official
languages of the Forum.
The
Global
Forum
on
Bioethics
in
Research
is a
global
collaborative
effort
to
strengthen
ethical international
health
research.
The
current
group
of
partners
are the
Wellcome
Trust
(UK);
the
Fogarty International Center
at
NIH
(USA);
Medical
Research
Council (UK);
Council on
Health Research for
Development
(COHRED) (Switzerland);
National
Institute of
Health
and
Medical Research
(INSERM) (France);
Latin American Faculty
of Social
Sciences
(FLACSO) (Argentina); Aga
Khan University (Pakistan);
World Health Organization – Department
of Ethics, Trade, Human
Rights and
Health Law;
Vilnius University (Lithuania);
and Union
Graduate College
(USA). This
year funding
is
provided
by
the
Wellcome
Trust,
Medical
Research
Council,
the
Fogarty International
Center at
NIH, INSERM,
the European
Union through
COHRED, and
the Advanced Certificate Program
in Research Ethics
in
Central
and
Eastern
Europe
sponsored
by
Vilnius University and Union
Graduate College.
All the previous meetings have been based on
the following general objectives:
-
To
maintain and strengthen the protection of
human participants in
medical research.
-
To provide a forum
for developing country
perspectives on ethical
issues in research.
-
To explore opportunities to
enhance capacity for the ethical
review of research.
-
To
create
a
context
for
research
involving
human
subjects
in which developing
and developed
country scientists, ethicists, community
representatives,
policy-makers,
industry, and other relevant
stakeholders
can address
ethical
issues
in
ways
that
allow
expeditious long-term
joint management
of research protocols.
The
theme
of the
8th
meeting
will clearly
reflect
the general
aims
and will
focus
on Fostering the Research Ethics
Infrastructure
in the
Developing
World
/
Transition
Societies.
A
special emphasis during
the conference
will
also
be
made
on
the
ethical
aspects
of
mental
health research.
While
the number
of biomedical
research
projects and
clinical trials
conducted in
the developing world
and transition societies
has been
increasing dramatically,
the research
ethics infrastructure
-
the
education
and
training
of
ethicists
and
scientists
and
the
development
of
functional
research
ethics committees supported
by a
positive
regulatory environment
- has
not
kept pace
and remains
a major
challenge
for
bioethics. Therefore,
the
focus
of this
conference
is to identify
and
disseminate best practices related to:
-
Establishing Research Ethics
Committees (RECs)/Institutional
Review
Boards
(IRBs)
at the
national/regional/local
levels and creating a positive regulatory environment;
-
Models for training in
research ethics;
-
Models
for establishing supportive
networks among
ethicists and
their organizations
at both national
and international
levels;
-
Enhancing capacity for the
ethical review
and conduct of mental health research.
The
capacity of
GFBR 8
is 120
delegates. Funding
will be
available
to
sponsor
only delegates
from developing/transitional
countries, although applicants
from other
countries are
welcome
to apply
if they are able to
self-fund attendance.
It is
considered essential
to
maintain the
balance of
delegates from the North
and the
South and
the East
and the
West
with
a
majority
coming
from
developing countries and transition societies.
The GFBR 8 Steering Committee
asks all
those interested
in attending
the 8th Forum to make an
application in the manner detailed
below.
Applications
If you would like to
make an application
to attend the Forum, please apply
in writing including:
-
A
brief statement
explaining why
you would
like to
take
part
in the
Forum,
how you
think you would
benefit,
and
how
you
might
be
able
to
contribute.
We would
be
particularly interested in
applicants’
experience of
developing
ethical review
processes
for research
or their local
implementation.
We
would
also
be
interested
in applications
with
relevance
to ethical issues relating to
mental health
research (not more than 500 words);
-
A short (1 page) CV;
-
A description of your
current work (150 words)
-
A list of recent
publications, especially those relating to the theme
of this Forum;
-
Name
and contact details of one referee.
Awards:
Decision Making and Eligibility for
Funding
Successful applicants
from
developing/transition
countries will receive an
award to cover: return travel to
the meeting, including standard
airfare and standard ground transportation costs; registration
for GFBR 8, including
meeting
materials;
accommodation (3 or 4 nights
maximum);
full board; and a copy of any publication
resulting from the meeting.
Participants will be expected to meet
all other
costs.
The
GFBR 8 Steering
Committee
will decide
on successful
candidates (both self-funded
and those applying
for
funded
places) in
February
2007.
The
decision
criteria
will
include
the following
factors:
·
Country of origin. The
Forum
would like to ensure a representative distribution of delegates from
different regions;
·
Background /current area of
expertise. The Forum is aimed
at researchers, ethicists, policy- makers,
field workers, etc. The
Forum
seeks representation
from
many different disciplines;
·
Membership
of an IRB/REC. Membership
of an IRB/REC is not a prerequisite for
attending
a Forum
but
may be taken into consideration;
·
Experience
of ethics.
We hope
to encourage
a mixture
of
'old'
and
'new'
faces at
the Forum
so that delegates
can
productively
discuss
issues
of
concern
to them
and
gain
from
the perspectives of others.
Applicants need not necessarily
be experts in ethics;
·
Reasons
for attending
the
meeting.
We hope to attract
delegates
who will
be able
to actively
contribute to
the
meeting
and
who
expect
to
impact on
research
ethics/pursue a
career
in research ethics in their own
country.
Delegates
will be informed
of the decision of
the GFBR 8 Steering Committee
as soon as possible toward the
end of
February. The Steering Committee
decision
will be final.
Please send your application by
email to
GFBR@mf.vu.lt
and igiraite@gmail.com
or fax:
+3705 2398743
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Bienvenue au Programme de Santé Globale en Afrique de l’Ouest
Le Programme Cadre de Santé Globale en
Afrique de l’Ouest est un programme de recherche et de formation qui met
l’accent sur tous les problèmes de santé en Afrique de l’Ouest. La forte
proportion de pays ayant des indicateurs de santé les plus pauvres dans le monde
est située en Afrique de l’Ouest et les problèmes encours dans la sous-région
pose d’énormes défis aux efforts d’amélioration de la vie des populations.
Toutefois, il existe un besoin pour une approche intégrée des systèmes pour
revisiter l’ensemble des problèmes de santé par des approches
multidisciplinaires et multidimensionnelles. Etablir des liens et encourager la
recherche à travers cette plateforme est particulièrement important. Il est
également essentiel d’intégrer de jeunes chercheurs et les orienter vers cette
approche axée sur les programmes de santé et de recherche.
