Pre-Conference Day

0900 - 0905

Welcome Speech by Prof Kon Oi Lian, Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) Deputy Chair

0905 - 1005

ABN Meeting Part 1

Sharing by ABN members on new and upcoming bioethics initiatives

• Dr Atsushi Kogetsu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Healthcare Ethics, Kyoto University School of Public Health

  • Reflections on ELSI and Stakeholder Engagement in AI for Healthcare in Japan

• Ms Namita Ghimire, Acting Member Secretary, Ethical Review Board, Nepal Health Research Council, Nepal

  • Bioethics in Nepal: Experience in Regulating Health Research through NHRC

• Dr Aarati Shah, Chair, Ethical Review Board, Nepal Health Research Council, Nepal

  • Reviewing multi-country research involving neonates: A Local Perspective from the Ethics Committee, Nepal

1005 - 1020

Tea Break

1020 - 1140

ABN Meeting Part 2

Sharing by ABN members on new and upcoming bioethics initiatives

• A/P Aimi Nadia bte Mohd Yusof, Professor, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

  • Update on Malaysia's initiative to develop a national guideline on bioethics

• Prof John McMillan, Professor, University of Otago, New Zealand

  • Tomorrow’s medicine and drawing upon the wisdom of indigenous approaches to ethics

• Prof Anoja Fernando, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka Establishing

  • Clinical Ethics Committees in Sri Lanka

• Prof Aye Aye Khin, Director-General, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Myanmar

  • Country Report for ABN Member States: Current situation of Institutional Review Board-DMR, Myanmar

1140 - 1225

Welcome Lunch

1225 - 1350

Workshop 1: CEC Capacity Building

Building the Infrastructure, Awareness & Education & Reviewing Cases

Facilitators

• A/Prof Michael Dunn, Associate Professor and Co-Director of Education, Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE), NUS, Singapore

• Dr Sumytra Menon, Director of CBmE, NUS, Singapore

• Dr Alice Yong, Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital, Brunei Darussalam, Brunei

1350 - 1405

Tea Break

1405 - 1530

Workshop 2: Ethical Issues in Research with Underserved Populations in Asia and Effects on Health and Longevity

Strategies on designing research studies that are ethical, responsive and impactful on health in Asia

Facilitators

• Prof Phaik Yeong Cheah, Head, Bioethics and Engagement, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand

• Dr Henry Dobson, Research Fellow, CBmE, NUS, Singapore

• Dr Serene Ong, Research Fellow, CBmE, NUS, Singapore

1530 – 1700

Site Visit

Tour of the Bioethics Exhibition at Science Centre Singapore