Biennial Training for Lay Members of Ethics Committees

The West African Bioethics Training Program, Ibadan (WAB) in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS) and the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) is organising a five-day workshop for lay members of health research ethics committees in Nigeria. The aim of the workshop is to train lay persons on how to review research protocols and provide constructive feedback to the ethics committee and health researchers...

Courtesy Visit to the Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan- Prof. I.F. Adewole

The faculty members of West African Bioethics Training Program paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan- Prof. I.F. Adewole on 17th June, 2011. The aim of the visit was to felicitate with him on his appointment as the Vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan. The faculty members identified him as a member of our faculty and congratulated him on this great achievement.
During the visit, Dr. T. Ogundiran who led the team to the VC reiterated the preliminaries to the establishment of WAB, her goals and achievements in the past five years in the University of Ibadan. He mentioned that he looks forward to the sustenance of the program by the University. Dr. A. Adejumo suggested inclusion of ethics in the undergraduate curriculum. He said students should learn ethics as part of General studies in the undergraduate program. He proposed a general course in ethics for all the undergraduate students. Prof Jegede asked the Vice Chancellor on how West African Bioethics can be part of the implementation of the ethics policy of the University...

Report of Kastina State Ethics Committee Training.

West African Bioethics Training Program and Partnership for Reviving Routine Immunization in Northern Nigeria; Maternal Newborn and Child Health Initiative (PRRIN MNCH) organized 3 day training on Modern Research Ethics for members of research ethics committee of Kastina State.

LASSA Report Of Workshop On Modern Research Ethics

The Center for Bioethics, Ibadan in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS) and the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) to train lay persons how to review research protocols and provide constructive feedback to the ethics committee and health researchers. Intended participants will be Lay members of Research Ethics committee. 'a member of the local community, who does not work for the IRB host institution and has no relation working in the IRB host institution (page 13 section Df of the national health ethics code)

UMB WAB/NHREC WORKSHOP
A 2-day Joint Workshop of National Research Ethics Committee (NHREC), West African Bioethics Training Program (WABTP), University of Maryland, Baltimore and other organizations involved in HIV program implementation and research on the Development of Ethical Guidelines for HIV Related Research was held in the Training Room of the Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria on the 28th and 29th of April, 2011.
The purpose of the workshop was to bring together members of the NHREC, its technical partner – WABTP, HIV/AIDS program implementation and research experts and other stakeholders to deliberate on the contents of a proposed guideline for research among PLWA that reflects the laws, regulations, guidelines of the Government of Nigeria, and the political, cultural, social, religious, economic realities of its population before adoption by NHREC.
The development of the guideline used a Modified Delphi approach and a lecture on the methodology was given at the beginning of the program by Dr. Adebamowo. Other presentations were given by seasoned and experienced facilitators followed by interactive discussions on challenges in conduct of research among people living with HIV/AIDS. 

Free Online Bioethics Training Program! 

Now Includes Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and “Student in Research” modules. Click on the link below and under “All others” look for West African Bioethics Training Program and register to participate. You will have to indicate whether you are a student, researcher or member of Institutional Review Board, and whether you are in biomedical or behavioral and social sciences field.