By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 22nd
July:- The second Bioethics Workshop was
organized by Prof. K N Pathak, Chairman and Dr. Vikas Gautam, Convener, to
apprise the delegates about the mandate, role and activities being undertaken
by the Committee to promote ethics in medical research. The Bioethics Workshop
was inaugurated by Prof. Jagat Ram, Director, PGI as the Chief Guest. Considering
it a very significant subject, Prof. Jagat Ram complimented Institutional
Ethics Committee for their initiatives for ‘putting the right thought’
regarding the ethical aspects of medical research and assured them of his full
support to further centre-stage this subject. The director stressed on inculcating
the set of values including the respect for autonomy, non-maleficence,
beneficence and justice among the medical fraternity.
The topics deliberated during the
Workshop included Medical Education & Research Cell, IEC (intramural),
Institutional Committee on Stem Cell Research, IEC (extramural), Research
Review Committee, Data Safety Monitoring Committee, Institute Animal Ethics
Committee. The experts who deliberated
and came out with significant recommendations included Dr. Arnab Pal, Dr.
Nandita Kakkar, Dr. Neelam Marwaha, Dr. Vikas Gautam, Dr. Savita Kumari, Dr.
Nusrat Shafiq and Prof. Sunil K. Arora.
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