First Bioethics Conference on Cancer Health Disparities Research is being organized in Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala from January 18 to 20, 2012.
The main aim of this conference is to celebrate experimental and experiential learning and to provide reflective space. Such a platform is crucial for ethical reflection on the work of Minority‐Serving Institutions/Cancer Centers Partnerships (MI/CCP) investigators and members along with other faculty members, university administrators, scientists, local, state and federal officials and members of the research community desirous of staying informed, affecting policy or sharing their processes and results in a scholarly forum. The discussions will direct efforts to address ethical issues raised by cancer health disparities research.
Objectives:
- Broaden their understanding of ethical issues specific to cancer health disparities research
- Demonstrate awareness of various stakeholders and perspectives impacting resolution of the ethical issues
- Gain a better understanding of how cancer health disparities research can be ethically conducted to eliminate disparities with due attention to contextual issues, individual interest, and entrenched community values
- Plan to engage the knowledge and transforming experience gained to eliminate cancer health disparities in home institutions or new environments.
Who Should Attend?
The participants should include MI/CCP investigators, IRB members, potential research volunteers, cancer health disparity partnership members, human research administrators, community health advisers, community members, religious, civic and government leaders, university administrators, local, state and federal officials, potential research participants, cancer health advocates, patient navigators, and students.
The attendees should register in order to submit an abstract and manuscript, so stay tuned for registration information.
The submission deadline is April 13, 2012.
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