CLINICAL ETHICS CERTIFICATE COURSE

Description

The target for this course will be individuals involved in clinical research, teaching clinical subjects and any clinicians interested in expanding their knowledge on dealing with ethical dilemmas in practice. The training will involve presentations and interactive discussions led by a team of both local and international faculty

Objectives

Presenters

1. Prof. Elizabeth BUKUSI
   ObGyn, MPH, PhD, PGD (Research Ethics), Masters in Bioethics, Fellow of African Academy of Sciences, Senior Principal Clinical Research Scientist, KEMRI, Research Professor at University of Washington, Honorary lecturer at Aga Khan and Maseno University, Volunteer Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics , Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. Co-Director Research Care & Training Programme
   KEMRI


2. Prof. Aamir Jafarey
   Member of the Research Ethics Committee of the National Bioethics Committee of Pakistan. Fogarty Fellow in the Department of Population and Health, Harvard School of Public Health
   CBEC, PAKISTAN


3. Dr. Bushra Shirazi
   Professor of Surgery, Breast Consultant at SUIT, Member of the IRB at Ziauddin University for over 10 years
   CBEC, PAKISTAN


4. Dr. John Weru
   Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine. Leader of the Palliative Care Team at Aga Khan Hospital, Chair of the Board of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association, KEHPCA. Reviewer with the Journal of supportive care in Cancer, Member Bioethics Society of Kenya
   Aga Khan University Hospital


5. Mrs Caroline Kithinji
   Head of Training at the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit, KEMRI, Faculty CBEC-KEMRI Bioethics Training Initiative, MSc in Medical Parasitology from London Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, MBE in Biomedical Ethics from CBEC
   KEMRI


6. Dr. Matilda Ongondi
   Physician and Clinical Hematologist at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
   Kenyatta National Hospital


7. Prof. Walter Jaoko
   Physician and Professor of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Medicine at University of Nairobi. Director of KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research. Extraodinary Professor of Medicine at Stellenbosch University
   KAVI AND UON


8. Prof. Stephen Muhudhia
   Specialist paediatrician at Nairobi and Gertrudes Hospitals. With Masters degree in Bioethics and Health Law and a Post Graduate diploma in Biomedical Ethics. Adjunct faculty in Bioethics at Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois, USA. Member of KEMRI SERU Committee
   The Nairobi Hospital and KEMRI


9. Dr. Mary Adam
   Visiting Professor at Strathmore University in the Institute for Health Management. Paediatrician at AIC Kijabe Hospital. Director the Kijabe Maternal Newborn Community Health Project.
   Strathmore University