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Amyn Laasi
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SciDev.Net's ethics essay competition
Win £150 and have your entry published on www.scidev.net!
Are you involved in clinical trials in developing countries?
· The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is running a competition to tap into new thinking about the ethical issues surrounding clinical trials in the developing world.
· We are searching for high-quality, forward-looking, original articles that either discuss a novel issue or offer a fresh perspective on a current issue relating to research ethics in developing countries.
· Depending on your experience, you might like to write about informedconsent, what happens when the research is over, standards of care or the ethical review process. Whatever your point of view, so long as it is coherent, refers to your own experiences and is contextually grounded, we'd like to hear from you. The competition is open to all those directly engaged in clinical research in developing countries. To get inspired, and to see the kind of material we are looking for, visit SciDev.Net's ethics dossier (www.scidev.net/ethics).
Then submit a brief proposal (not more than 150 words long) explaining the ethical issues addressed, why this is important and future directions. If you are shortlisted, you will be given a month to write a full version of the article (750-1,000 words). Up to three winning entries will be selected, peer reviewed, professionally edited and then published on the SciDev.Net
website. Don't delay, get writing! The deadline for submitting essay outlines is 12 April 2004.
We look forward to hearing from you... and good luck!
For full guidelines and our online entry form go to www.scidev.net/ethics/essay.
If you have any queries, please contact [log in to unmask]
Amyn Laasi, eACCP
Sr. Administrative Staff, Pakistan Bioethics Programme
Webmaster Global Forum for Bioethics in Research
Webmaster Pakistan Bioethics Programme
Research Office, First Floor, Juma Building, Aga Khan University,
P.O. Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Phone: (9221) 4859-4880 : Cell: 92-333-2286283
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