Past Conferences and Ethics Seminars in the Caribbean

  • April 2022: “Vital Communications in Medicine: Informed Consent & Communication with Relatives.” Surgeons Association of Central Jamaica
  • October 2021: “Ethical Considerations during a Pandemic.” Conference, Antigua & Barbuda Medical Council
  • May 2021: “Patient Confidentiality: Data Protection in Today’s World.” Surgery Grand Rounds, Dept. of Surgery, Spanish Town Hospital, Jamaica
  • May 2021: “Ethics in Coaching and Team Management.” Technical & Coaches Commission, Jamaica
  • October 2020: Annual Bioethics Forum of the Bioethics Society of the English-speaking Caribbean (BSEC). “Covid-19 Bioethical Perspectives” – Virtual forum via Zoom
  • July 2020: “Covid-19 Pandemic in Jamaica: Social and Bioethical Aspects.” Meeting of the Central America and Caribbean Chapter of RedBioetica UNESCO, virtually
  • January 2020: “Infectious Diseases: What’s New and Emerging!” Antigua and Barbuda Medical Council Symposium, St. Johns, Antigua
  • October 2019: “Of Artificial Gametes, Facilitating Exploitative Surrogacy, and Post-Mortem Reproduction: Has Advanced Technology Gone Awry?” Annual Bioethics Forum of the Bioethics Society of the English-speaking Caribbean (BSEC) - Barbados
  • July 2017: “Ethical Requirements for Research; RECs/IRBs – Their Composition, Roles & Authority; Achieving Informed Consent; The Main International Research Ethics Guidelines; The Assessment of Risks & Benefits; Oversight & Ongoing Monitoring of Research; The Responsibilities of Sponsors & Researchers.” Research Ethics Training, Tobago
  • June 2017: “Teaching Ethics and Global Environmental Issues.” The Regional Ethics Teacher Training Course, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad
  • March 2017: “Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees.” University of T&T, Trinidad
  • February 2017: NCD Advocacy, Accountability, and Conflict of Interest Meeting. Antigua, W.I.
  • February 2017: “Raising Awareness of Challenges of Conflict of Interest in the Caribbean.” – Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) Conference – Antigua
  • November 2016: “Standards for Ethical Review: The Assessment of Risks and Benefits.” Research Ethics Committees training workshop, Suriname
  • November 2016: “RECs/IRBs – Their roles and authority.” Research Ethics Workshop, Paramaribo
  • November 2016: “Public Health Ethics.” Master’s in Public Health, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad
  • November 2016: “Human Vulnerability and Research Ethics.” – REC Training Workshop, Suriname
  • November 2016: “Overview of Research and the Human Research Protection Framework – The Caribbean Context.” Research Ethics Workshop, Paramaribo Sept. 2016: “Public Health Ethics and the Caribbean Context.” 1st Caribbean Workshop on Public Health Ethics, Guyana
  • June 2016: “The Fundamental Principles of Medical Ethics”; “Ethical Principles/Dilemmas of End of Life Decisions”; and “Emerging Trends in Medical Ethics.” InterHealthCanada (TCI) Ltd, Turks & Caicos Islands Hospital, TCI
  • May 2016: “Biomedical Research in the Caribbean: Socio-cultural Considerations.” Caribbean Research Ethics Education Initiative Pro-Seminar, St. George’s University, Grenada
  • May 2016: “Research Ethics Committee – Mock IRB Meeting.” Caribbean Research Ethics Education Initiative Capstone Seminar, St. George’s University, Grenada
  • March 2016: “International Collaborative Research, Research Ethics Committees, & HIV Research.” Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees Workshop (CANREC), Barbados
  • February 2016: “Recent Developments in Research Ethics Standards: The CIOMS Guidelines.” CARPHA Research Ethics Committee Workshop, Trinidad & Tobago
  • January 2016: “The Ethical Requirements for Research with Human Participants.” Research Ethics Training Workshop by the Caribbean Public Health Agency, Trinidad & Tobago
  • December 2015: “Human Vulnerability and Research Ethics.” Research Ethics Committees/IRB Update Training Workshop, Jamaica
  • November 2015: “How Research Ethics Affects Many Areas of Research.” University of Trinidad & Tobago Seminar on Research Ethics
  • November 2015: “Applied Ethics and Professional Conduct.” Clinical Ethics Forum, Tortola, BVI
  • October 2015: “Professional Obligations and Risk of Death.” Annual Forum, The Bioethics Society of the English-speaking Caribbean (BSEC), Trinidad & Tobago
  • October. 2015: “Experimental drugs and Compassionate Use.” Clinical Ethic Forum, UWI, Trinidad
  • October 2015: “Standards for Ethical Review: The Assessments of Risks and Benefits.” Research Ethics Committees/IRBs Training Workshop, Antigua & Barbuda
  • August 2015: “Overview of Research & the Human Research Protection Framework; The Ethical Principles in Research with Human Participants; International Guidelines for Biomedical Research.” Research Ethics Training Workshop, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), St. Lucia
  • August 2015: “Achieving Informed Consent.” Research Ethics Training Workshop, OECS, St. Lucia Aug. 2015: “Clinical Trials.” Research Ethics Committee/IRB Training Workshop, OECS, St. Lucia
  • August 2015: “Vulnerable Populations: Children & Mentally Impaired Persons.” OECS, St. Lucia
  • August 2015: “Research Ethics Committees.” REC/IRB Training Workshop, OECS, St. Lucia
  • August 2015: “Human Research Regulation.” Research Ethics Committee Training Workshop, OECS
  • March 2015: “Harms & Benefits in Research.” PAHO/CARPHA/BSEC Webinar across the Caribbean March 2015: “What is Research?” PAHO/CARPHA/BSEC Webinar across the Caribbean
  • February 2015: “Ethics in Research, Medicine, Medical Product Testing, and Beyond.” Professional Development Series, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).
  • November 2014: “Ethical Principles in Research with Human Participants.” Research Ethics Committee Training Workshop, Caribbean Public Health Agency. Trinidad & Tobago.
  • November 2014: “International Guidelines for Biomedical Research.” CARPHA’s Research Ethics Committee Training Workshop. Trinidad & Tobago.
  • November 2014: “International Collaborative Research & Research Ethics Committees.” Training Workshop – CARPHA’s Research Ethics Committee. Trinidad & Tobago.
  • October 2014: “Ebola, Ethics, and the Lay Person.” Retreat of the Methodist Ministers of the Southern Caribbean, Mount St. Benedict Monastery, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • September 2014: “Ethics for Public Health.” 12th Meeting of Caribbean National Epidemiologists & Laboratory Directors, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
  • April 2014: “Parenting the Next Generation.” The Anglican Synod of Jamaica & the Cayman Islands
  • September 2013: “Continuing Medical Education Seminar on Ethics.” NE Medical Association, Jamaica
  • November 2012: “Pain Management: Clinical, Legal, and Ethical Implications.” 72nd UWI/BAMP CME Conference/ 6th Annual Forum of the BSEC, Barbados
  • June 2012: “Ethical Issues in Laparoscopy.” Annual Laparoscopy Surgery Seminar, Jamaica
  • November 2011: “Ethics, Equality & Stigma.” 5th Annual Forum of the Bioethics Society of the English-speaking Caribbean, Dominica
  • September 2011: “Empirical Ethics – A CME & Framework for Making Ethical Decisions.” The Ophthalmological Society of Jamaica
  • July 2010: “Regional Model Code of Practice for HIV/AIDS.” Annual Conference of the Regional Nursing Body - Grenada
  • June 2010: “Bioethics Education in the Anglophone Caribbean.” Havana, Cuba
  • June 2010: “The National Bioethics Committee of Jamaica & Links across the English-speaking Caribbean.” UNESCO Bioethics Conference – Latin America & the Caribbean
  • May 2010: “An Ethical Pathway to Universal Access to Health: The Role of Rights, Citizens, & Science.” 4th Annual Forum of the Bioethics Society of the English-speaking Caribbean, Guyana
  • May 2010: “Ethical Issues in HIV Testing.” Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) Workshop, Barbados
  • April 2010: “Medical Codes of Practice.” The Annual Meeting of the Chief Medical Officers of CARICOM - Trinidad
  • June 2009: “Bioethics Standards: People & the Environment.” 3rd Annual Bioethics Forum, Trinidad
  • Oct. 2008: “Bioethics & Patient Care.” 2nd Annual Bioethics Forum of BSEC, St. George’s U., Grenada June 2008: “Regional Model Code of Practice for HIV & AIDS across the Caribbean.” 3-Day Workshop - health professionals & others working (HIV/AIDS) to develop a Model Code – Barbados
  • November 2007: “Pain Management in Primary Care.” St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
  • November 2007: “The Impact of Nurse-Doctor Communication, Attitudes & Relationships on Patient Care and Pain Relief.” Grenada Government Public Hospital, St. George’s, Grenada
  • June 2006: “The Current State of Bioethics.” UNESCO Regional Conference on Bioethics, Trinidad
  • May 2006: “What is risk in research?” 2nd Caribbean Research Ethics Conference, UWI, Jamaica
  • April 2005: “Vulnerable Populations – Who and Why?” 1st Caribbean Ethics Conference, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
  • April 2005: “Research Ethics–Nuts & Bolts: Exclusions.” Research Ethics Conference, UWI, Jamaica
  • November 2003: “International Guidelines for Biomedical Research.” University of Technology Research Ethics Seminar, Kingston, Jamaica
  • November 2003: “Ensuring Confidentiality and Protection of Privacy.” University of Technology Research Ethics Seminar, Kingston, Jamaica
  • November 2001: “Issues of Consent and Refusal of Treatment.” 10th Annual Research Day of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
  • November 2001: “End of Life Care.” Workshop in Ethics in Medical Research and Practice, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
  • April 2001: “Ascertaining the Attitudes and Levels of Communication of Health Professionals in Government Hospitals in Jamaica.” Annual Conference, Caribbean Health Research Council
  • February 2001: “Constituting an Ethical Review Committee and Confidentiality in Research.” The Workshop Ethics in Human Subjects Research in the Caribbean – Trinidad
  • March 2000: “Research Ethics and Research in Children.” Faculty, staff, and post-graduate students at the Tropical Metabolic Research Institute, U.W.I.
  • February 2000: “Important Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice and Public Health.” The Chief Medical Officers of Caribbean countries (CARICOM), researchers, and Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) personnel at the workshop Ethics in Health Care and Research in the Caribbean - Trinidad, West Indies
  • February 2000: “Training in Health Care Ethics.” The Senior Health Care Representatives (CARICOM), researchers, and PAHO representatives – Trinidad
  • November 1993: “1st Caribbean Conference on Health Care Law and Ethics.” Bridgetown, Barbados

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