Ethical Issues in International Health Research
Ethical Issues in International Health Research A short fellowship for the workshop on “Ethical Issues in International Health Research”, Havard School of Public Health in Boston, 13th-17th June, 2005.
6th Global Forum in Bio Ethics: After Completion of Research
6th Global Forum in Bio Ethics: After Completion of Research Two fellowships were awarded by the Wellcome Trust for 6th Global Forum in Bio Ethics, on ‘After Completion of Research’ Malawi 17th-20th March 2005.
The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries: A follow-up discussion paper
The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries:A follow-up discussion paper Contributed to the 2005, Nuffield Council of Bioethics, the follow-up discussion paper, ‘The User Perspective from the Researchers Point’, on the new developments and revisions to guidelines on the ethics of research in developing countries. Read the Discussion Paper
Forensic Genetic Services
Forensic Genetic Services Symposium on forensic genetic services; held in February 2005. Newspaper Publications
Ethics of trauma research
Ethics of trauma research
Gene theft, under the guise of tsunami aid, exposed (Sinhala Article)
Foreign doctors who entered the country post tsunami, try to spirit away blood samples of displaced individuals under false pretenses: Gene theft, under the guise of tsunami aid, exposed
Workshop on ethics of trauma research
Workshop on ethics of trauma research
Ethics of Trauma Research
Ethics of Trauma Research: Lets Prevent Re-traumatising the Traumatised A workshop was held on the 28th January 2005 under the title of ‘Ethics of Trauma Research: Lets Prevent Re-traumatising the Traumatised’. This was held immediately after the Tsunami because we foresaw exploitation of the survivors of tsunami for easy and cheap research.
Prevent, Re-traumatization of Traumatized
Prevent, Re-traumatization of Traumatized 2004 Tsunami disaster was followed by a huge influx of foreign organisations and individuals offering humanitarian aid, including counselling to Sri Lankan survivors. When research is combined with humanitarian aid, and at times clinical care (therapeutic misconception), there can be undue inducement for participation, in this vulnerable population. It might not…
Ethics of Research related to Health-care in Developing Countries
Ethics of Research related to Health-care in Developing Countries Prof. Sumathipala was an invited speaker at the workshop on the ethics of research related to health-care in developing countries, held from 12th-14th February 2004, Cape Town, South Africa which was co-hosted by the South African MRC and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. This meeting brought…
2nd Symposium: Ethical Issues of Health Research in Developing Countries
2nd Symposium: Ethical Issues of Health Research in Developing Countries Prof. Sumathipala was invited as a resource person for the following meetings. 2nd Symposium and workshop on “Ethical Issues of Health Research in Developing Countries”, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, 2003, a bioethics training programme funded by the Fogarty.
Bioethics Intensive Course, 2003
Bioethics Intensive Course, 2003Ethics: Missing Link in the Quest for Health Equity In 2003 the Wellcome Trust bioethics Programme funded us to carryout an intensive course in Bioethics in Sri Lanka. The first intensive bioethics course was held over 3-weekends (7 days) within 3 months; 14th-15th August, 13th-14th of September and 24th-26th of October 2003.…