Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

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November 4-7, 1998. Tokyo, Japan: Fourth world congress of bioethics. International Association of Bioethics (IAB4) in conjunction with the Asian Bioethics Association. Global bioethics. East and West, South and North. with satellite meetings from October 31. Applications for fee waivers or grants will be considered.
E-mail: kasamatu@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp
http://www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/’macer/IAB4.html
November 7-10, 1998. San Diego, CA, USA: meetings of the Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) and Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA). Nov 7: ‘IRB 101’. An overview of IRB regulations and policies. Nov 8-9: ‘IRBs in the shifting sands of public opinion.’ Annual IRB meeting of PRIM&R. November 10: IRBs: motivating for change. Annual IRB meeting of ARENA, focusing on practical and innovative solutions for institutional review boards.
Contact: (617) 423-4112.
E-mail: prmr@aol.com
Internet: http://www.aamc.org/research/primr
November 28-30, 1998. Mumbai, India: Preventing violence, caring for survivors: The role of the health profession and health services in violence. Centre for Enquiry into Health. and Allied Themes.
Contact: CEHAT (91 22) 625 0363.
Fax: (91 22) 620 9203.
E-inail : admin@cehat.ilbom.ernet.in
December 3-4, 1998. Hertogenbosch/Vught, Netherlands: Psychotrauma/asylum seekers/refugees: pitfalls in treatment, political and judicial context”.
Contact: Nicole van de Gevel,Secretary.
Fax: +31 73 658 5502
June 5-6, 1999. Istanbul, Turkey: The European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 6th European Conference on Traumatic Stress “Psychotraumatology: Clinical Practice and Human Rights”.
Contact: Interium, Birlik Sokak, Akyildiz Sitesi, No. 24/B D7, 1 Levent, Istanbul, Turkey,
Tel: +90 212 264 3770,
Fax: +90 212 280 3961,
E-mail: interium@turk.net