In the face of shrinking research budgets, government agencies, funders, and health research organizations have to make tough choices about what research to support. What they choose to prioritize affects who will benefit from future breakthroughs in medicine and public health, and who will not. It is therefore vital that health research priority setting is guided by ethical principles.
The WHO’s new guidance aims to synthesize current good practice for incorporating ethics into health research priority setting. It is relevant to anyone making decisions about what research to support or conduct, including funders, policy-makers, research institutions, health researchers, and patient groups. Along with an accompanying casebook, it provides practical guidance for priority setting exercises, strategic planning, and agenda setting.
To explore the new guidance and its implications for practice, we invite you to join a virtual panel discussion hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO):
Registration link
https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KUYP6cYsRBWoOVvcQLDSnA
Speakers
- Katherine Littler, Co-Head, Health Ethics and Governance, WHO
- John Reeder, Director, Department of Research for Health in the Science Division, WHO
- Joseph Millum, Department of Philosophy, University of St Andrews, and Consultant to WHO
- Datuk Nor Asiah, Head of Sector for Evidence-Based in Healthcare, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
- Lydia Kapiriri, Professor, Department of Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University
- Carleigh Krubiner, Wellcome Trust
The panelists will share insights on how equity can be incorporated into national research priority setting, lessons that carry over from health care priority setting, and how funders and others can use this guidance to assist their decision-making.
The webinar will be of interest to government officials, (public) health professionals, international organizations, researchers, patient groups, research funders, and more.