| Ethics Panel Discussion: Human, Vulnerable: The Indelible Signature of Compassion and Trust in Research and Healthcare -- Nov. 6, 2008; Washington, DC |
Author: Jon Merz
Date: 09-28-08 09:20
Colleagues,
This coming November 6th, a special Ethics Panel Discussion will be held at the Smithsonian. This is the second and last such panel for 2008. The November 6th panel will be held at the National Museum of African Art. The topic will center upon ethics and human research protections.
Full information is below. This event is free and open to the public. To help prepare logistics, however, individuals are asked to register on line. That information also is below.
This panel discussion will have particular interest and importance for colleagues whose professional service or professional interests touch upon the protection of human subjects, research ethics, research integrity, and Responsible Conduct of Research.
Please feel free to pass on this information to other interested colleagues.
Respectfully,
Dr. Edward F. Gabriele
Special Assistant to the Surgeon General
for Ethics and Professional Integrity
USN Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
2300 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20372
Tel: (202) 762-3600
Cell: (202) 316-4892
Fax: (202) 762-3629
Email: Edward.Gabriele@med.navy.mil
Alt Email: efgabriele@comcast.net
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Join Us for a Special Ethics Education Panel
Sponsored by the Office of Sponsored Projects, Smithsonian Institution
in partnership with several federal agencies.
Title:
Human, Vulnerable: The Indelible Signature of Compassion and Trust in Research and Healthcare
Location:
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
950 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20560
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time: 10AM to 12PM
Free: Open to the public. Registration Requested
Registration:
http://thechiefinformationgroup.com/conference/smithsonian/
Location Information and Directions:
http://africa.si.edu/about/parking.html
Summary:
In 1972, the American public was horrified to learn of 40 years of human exploitation in research experiments conducted in Tuskegee, Alabama. This event singularly stung the American conscience with an up-close confrontation with the world’s horror at The Holocaust. No longer could any American think that such things happened "long ago" or "over there." They were happening now, and here at home. With such events in mind, the international conscience is today more aware of how power, prejudice, personal notoriety, and greed lead individuals, communities, or states to exploit women, men and children who are vulnerable. This panel will explore the issue of vulnerability of human beings in the face of research and its impact on healthcare and wellness. The panel will investigate multiculturalism, internationalism, and other diverse ways in which vulnerability is manifest in human research studies. Participants will become more aware how the exploitation of human vulnerability in research has led to a deep and abiding distrust of medicine and human care. In the final analysis, those attending this panel discussion will be challenged to remember that the ethical foundations of research can only be secured by protecting the rights and welfare of those who privilege the table of scholarship and inquiry with their presence and voluntary participation.
Contact Information:
Conference Logistics
Email: WezowiczS@si.edu
Conference Organizer
Email: efgabriele@comcast.net
For Technical Assistance with Registration:
Email: conference@thechiefinformationgroup.com
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