The Institute Human Ethics Committee (IHEC) of AIIMS Bhopal organized a training program on 'Ethical Review for Ethics Committee members' on April 20, 2023. Participating persons include members (including co-opted members) of IHEC & IHEC- Student Research attended the program where process of review of research proposals was deliberated.
Speakers in the event included Prof. (Dr.) NK Mehra, former Dean (Research) of AIIMS New Delhi and current chairperson of IHEC, Dr. Anant Bhan, Adjunct Professor of Ethics at Yenepoyo University and Prof. (Dr.) Ratinder Jhaj, Prof. of Pharmacology at AIIMS Bhopal. The inauguration event was graced by Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Singh, Executive Director, AIIMS Bhopal and (Prof.) Dr. Debasis Biswas, Dean (Research), AIIMS Bhopal and Prof. (Dr.) DK Pal, Chairperson, IHEC-SR.
Ethics committees of medical colleges are responsible for conduct of medical research in a manner such that the rights of patients are protected and that the research is scientifically sound.
The Executive Director appreciated the work done by the committees and encouraged that investigator be sensitized on ethical aspects of their prospective research.
The Dean Research highlighted that the ethics committee has overseen has more than 100 funded projects of AIIMS Bhopal. The training program was organized by Dr. Shashwati Nema and Dr. Abhijit Rozatkar, IHEC secretariat and they assured timebound disposition of research projects and frequent similar training programs from faculty of AIIMS Bhopal.