CfPs: 2nd Annual National Convention on Ethics in Research on Human Subjects: Evolving Norms and Guidelines for the Indian Context; 2-4 Sept; New Delhi

2nd Annual National Convention on Ethics in Research on Human Subjects: Evolving Norms and Guidelines for the Indian Context
2-4 September 2014
at JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi, India
Oranised by Institutional Ethics Review Board, Jawaharlal Nehru University (IERB–JNU), India

The Convention will focus on the national and international guidelines (such as those of Nuffield Council on Bioethics 1991, Helsinki Declaration of 2000 clarifications in 2002, 2004, CIOMS 2002, and UNESCO document 2005, and specifically for India the ICMR guidelines, etc) and ground realities in India where we do not want to dampen the enthusiasm for research particularly in interdisciplinary sciences where mostly human participation is essential. At the same time, we also do not want to dilute the ethical norms and regulations prescribed globally. Most of the guidelines are also silent on behavioural, emotional, psychological research and psycho‐social research involving human participants. In the first national convention organised by JNU in 2013, some of these issues were addressed by people from a large number of disciplines and also a variety of institutions participating. In the concluding session it was unanimously resolved to carry the discussion forward by making this an annual event. The proposed second national convention will take it forward with greater participation in numbers and greater enthusiasm and motivation within JNU and outside. The proposed 2014 convention in JNU will take up these issues in paper presentations and posters, plenary talks and a couple of workshops, and conclude with a panel discussion.
Papers as verbal presentations or posters, workshops (proposed by groups) are invited on any of the following areas of concern:

• Protecting the participants in Human Research
• Respect for Individuality and Identity, Autonomy
• Voluntariness and ICF ‐  what is an ethical ideal?
• Subjectivity in our perception of an ethical ideal
• Assessment of Risk and Benefit
• Policy Process and Policy framework,
• Is there law for universal application?
• Capacity to exercise voluntariness
• Vulnerability issues in India studies
• National and International norms and rules for working with
• Children
• Tribals and people from EWS/ backward areas
• Illiterate/ semi educated people
• Medically unfit populations especially those with psychological/ mental/ cognitive disorders or those in a vegetative state
• Confidentiality issues
• Compensation, Incentives, Reimbursement, Insurance issues
• Legal issues arising out of research
• Institutional Responsibility, Institution specific SOP's
• Awareness/ training issues and preparing the future researcher for ethical research
• India specific norms, and case studies
• Students Research Norms/ SOP's
• Faculty Research Projects
• Setting the standards, accreditation standards
• Norms for multidisciplinary, multi institutional, collaborative research
• Training IERB members

The issues and challenges are enormous. Through this Second National Convention on Ethics in Research on Human Subjects we need to continue the debate and discussion initiated last year, in July 2013 to identify India specific challenges and how to meet them through Universities, medical colleges and other institutions of higher learning.

Submission of Abstracts and full papers
Since we have very little time left please submit your abstract definitely by the 7th May. The title of your presentation, a brief abstract in about 250 words, your affiliation may be sent to <ierbjnu@gmail.com> or <narang.vaishna@gmail.com>. Full papers are to be submitted definitely by the 30th June so that we are able to complete the review process and print the proceedings before the convention begins on the 2nd of September 2014.

Registration
Registration fee, Rs 1500.00 to be paid on arrival, will include part payment towards various expenses, such as cost of printing of abstracts, handouts, tea and snacks and other contingent expenses only partially. Those of you coming from outside Delhi will be provided accommodation in the JNU guest house on the first cum first served basis, where you will have to pay for your boarding and lodging.  
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Convener
Prof Vaishna Narang
Member Secretary, IERB‐JNU
Room no. 102,103,
Old CRS Complex Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi ‐  110067
Tel. 011 ‐ 2674664, 011 ‐ 26704697, 09810608936
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Conference/2nd%20National%20Convention%20on%20Ethics.pdf