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CITI Program Latin American and Caribbean Activities 2008-2009. Sergio Litewka M.D. M.P.H CITI Developers Meeting Key West, Florida May 21 st 2009. Pan American Bioethics Initiative Fogarty- NIH R25TW008186 CITI- University of Miami Ethics Programs. PABI Mission Statement.
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CITI ProgramLatin American and CaribbeanActivities 2008-2009 Sergio Litewka M.D. M.P.H CITI Developers Meeting Key West, Florida May 21st 2009
Pan American Bioethics Initiative Fogarty- NIH R25TW008186 CITI- University of Miami Ethics Programs
PABI Mission Statement • To provide selected policy architects and decision leaders a platform from which to learn from expert faculty and to help overcome practical challenges to the establishment of research ethics programs at their institutions • To establish a language and cultural appropriate program at each participating organization • To recruit additional PABI fellows from institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean • To ensure sustainability and maintain top-level institutional buy-in
PABI activities- First year • Introductory meeting in Miami (January 16th 17th 2009) • Initial report by fellows (proposed activities) • Workshops : The importance of a continuous educational program on research ethics • Tegucigalpa (Honduras) May 29th 2009 • Buenos Aires (Argentina) August 28th 2009 • Brasilia (Brazil) October 2nd 2009 • Kingston ( Jamaica) • Maceio (Brazil) October 5th-6th 2009- OHRP and PABI • Lima (Peru) November 6th 2009
CITI in the Caribbean • To held a public forum en ethical issues related to genetically modified foods for developing countries • Appointed a member on the recently established National Bioethics Committee in Jamaica • Focus on establishing a University Ethics Centre • Draft proposal circulating for comments • Meetings with stakeholders • Audit on current ethics courses • Discussions on place towards the implementation of specific CITI modules in a mandatory undergraduate course
CITI training – Department of the Navy - NMRCD October 2007: 274 NMRCD research staff and collaborators April 2008: 339 NMRCD research staff and collaborators in Apr 08 May 2009: 447 NMRCD research staff and collaborators in May 08
LITEWKA S, GOODMAN K, BRAUNSCHWEIGER P. THE CITI PROGRAM: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR TEACHING RESEARCH ETHICS IN LATIN AMERICA. Acta bioeth. [online]. 2008, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 54-60. ISSN 1726-569X.