Event - Annual Research Ethics Day Conference | Deepening Engagement and Equity in Research: Next Steps in Research Ethics

All times Central. Join interdisciplinary experts including Dr. Consuelo Hopkins Wilkins, Engagement Core Director of the All of Us Research Program, Dr. Jonathan Jackson, Executive Director of the Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Judy Illes, CUBC Distinguished University Scholar and Director of Neuroethics Canada, to hear how engagement and equity will shape the future of research ethics. National leaders will discuss the challenges and benefits of enhanced engagement with historically underrepresented and underserved communities and how engagement can advance more equitable outcomes in precision medicine, environmental and global health, and neuroscience research. Free CME and CLE credits offered. Attendees will be able to submit questions. An agenda, full list of speakers, and other resources are available on the conference website.

Event start time: 09:00 am

Event end time: 01:30 pm

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