Meeting of the 24th National Ethics Councils (NEC) Forum Iasi, Romania, 4-5 April, 2019
Meeting venue: Palace of Culture, Henry Coandă Room, Iasi
Host: Romanian Council of Ethics and College of Physicians from Iasi
in cooperation with the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation (RTD)
08.45 – 09.15 Registration and administrative support
- Daniela COJOCARIU, (Iasi, College of Physicians)
- Edyta SIKORSKA, the Ethics and Research Integrity Sector, DG RTD, European Commission
09.15 – 09.40 Welcome messages
- Mihai CHIRICA, Mayor of Iasi, Romania
- Mitică DRĂGUȘIN, President of the Romanian Ethics Council of Scientific Research, Technology Development and Innovation
- Ciprian-Ion Preda, State Secretary, Ministry of Research and Innovation, Vice-president of the Board of Ethics and Management University (CEMU)
- Liviu OPREA, President of Iasi College of Physicians, Romania
- Johannes KLUMPERS, Head of Scientific Advice Mechanism Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
09.40 – 12.30 Values, ethics and policy
- Chair – József MANDL, Medical Research Council, Hungary
09.40 – 10.20 Values landscapes across borders in a historical perspective: Romanian intellectuals and Europe (19th-20th century) – Alexandru Florin PLATON Faculty of History, A.I.Cuza University, Iasi, România
10.20 – 10.40 Coffee break and administrative support ,
10.40 – 11.20 Exploring unchartered ethical terrain: Value landscapes as terra incognita for research – Matthias KAISER – Director of The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) University of Bergen, Norway
11.20 – 12.00 Standard Operating procedures for Research Integrity – Niels MEJLGAARD, Aaarhus Universitet, Denmark
12.00 – 12.30 The Scientific Advice Mechanism and the interplay with Ethics,
- Johannes KLUMPERS, Head of Scientific Advice Mechanism Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 16.00 Vulnerability and migration – Chair – Teodora MANEA HAUSKELLER, University of Exeter, UK
13.30 – 14.10 Research with vulnerable populations – Ron IPHOFEN, FAcSS, Independent Research Consultant
14.10 – 14.50 Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond – Andreas ÖNVER CETREZ – Member of the Ethics Committee, Uppsala University, Sweden, Coordinator of H2020 Project RESPOND www.respondmigration.com
14.50 – 15.30 Vulnerability in the Romanian medical law and medical practice – Liviu OPREA – University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”
15.30 – 16.00 Discussion
16.00 – 16.20 Coffee break and administrative support
16.20 – 18.00 From theory to practice in research ethics and integrity – Chair – Eleni RETHIMIOTAKI – Hellenic National Bioethics Commission
16.20 – 17.00 The Future of Ethics Review – Will C. van den HOONAARD, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Canada
17:00 – 17:30 Principles of evidence-based medicine, research methodology and research integrity – Vedran KATAVIĆ, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine
17:30 – 18:00 Discussion
09:00 – 10.10 National and international updates – Chair – Lotta ERIKSSON, Head of the secretariat, The Swedish Council on Medical Ethics
09:00 – 09:40 Nuclear techniques and technologies – social and ethical impact, threats, vulnerabilities and risks – Mitică DRAGUSIN, President of Romanian Ethics Council
09.40 – 10.10 Council of Europe activities in Bioethics: current and prospective work – Laurence LWOFF, Head of the Bioethics Unit Council of Europe
10.10 – 10.40 Coffee break and administrative support
10.40 – 12.30 Preparation for the Breakout sessions – Chair- Cristina GAVRILOVICI, Romanian Bioethics Committee and Isidoros KARATZAS, Head of the Ethics and Research Integrity Sector, DG RTD, the European Commission
Session 1 – Vulnerability and Informed Consent – Rapporteur: Ron IPHOFEN
Session 2 – Citizens Consultation and Research Ethics Rapporteur: Gilles ADDA, National Consultative Ethics Committee – CCNE, France
12.30 – 13.45 Results from Brakeout sessions and updates for the next NEC forum and closing of the meeting
Session 1: Ron IPHOFEN (15 minutes)
Session 2: Gilles ADDA (15 minutes)
13:45 – 14:00 Closing remarks and future NEC activities – Cristina GAVRILOVICI and Isidoros KARATZAS