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Ethics of human challenge studies

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Time
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time, USA)
Description

PAHO’s Regional Program on Bioethics and Quality and Regulation of Medicines and Health Technologies Unit invite you to participate in the next seminar of our series of seminars focused on clinical trials. This session will present the publication Key criteria for the ethical acceptability of controlled human infection studies during public health emergencies and address the challenges of its implementation in the Region.

English - Spanish translation will be available.

The videos from previous seminars are available from PAHO's Portal of Clinical Trials of the Americas

Objective(s) of the event

The webinar aims to strengthen regional understanding of ethical requirements, promote responsible use of controlled human infection studies (CHIS), and support national and institutional preparedness for their possible application during public health emergencies.

Keywords
Controlled human infection studies (CHIS), Human challenge studies, Public health emergencies, Ethical acceptability, Research ethics