Doha: The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the Primary Health Care Corporation, recently organised the National Health Research Ethics Workshop, with the participation of 150 researchers and members of the research ethics review committees in Qatar’s leading health and educational institutions.
The three-day workshop emphasised the ethical aspect of health research and ensure its implementation in accordance with the highest global scientific and ethical standards and to provide practical training for researchers and members of human research review committees in Qatar.
The workshop reviewed the criteria for approving various health research proposals, the working methods for those research review committees, and informed consent working models to maintain the safety of individuals involved in the research and the confidentiality of their information. The workshop also highlighted the stipulations for conducting clinical trials, research on biological samples, genome (genetic code) research ethics, in addition to the investigation of conflicts of interest in research work, and stipulations for the use of drugs and experimental devices in research.
