The    Philippine   Council    for    Health Research and Development (PCHRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) calls for research proposals on the nine (9) listed  topics on research ethics.

2017 -2020 Research & Development Agenda on Research Ethics

 

·      Benchmarking: Study of comparable standards and ethics review procedures in countries with systems or practices that can serve as models for further improvement

·        Evaluation of possible impact of revisions in the CIOMS Guidelines and Helsinki Declaration on research ethics review in the Philippines

·         Impact of the implementation of the Data Privacy Act on research ethics review in the Philippines

1.    Possible changes in the NEGHR

2.    Possible changes in ERC SOPs

·         Development of a Philippine glossary of terms used in health research (different dialects: Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Ilonggo, Kapampangan, etc.)

·         Impact of ethics review on the quality and quantity of Philippine health research

·         Evaluation of the implementation (Operational Research) of research with IPs

1.    Genetic/ genomic research

2.    Herbal medicine studies

3.    Health Care practices (e.g., perinatal and post-natal)

·         Ethical Issues in the Engagement of Filipinos in Research

1.    Promotion of Rights and Responsibilities of Participants

2.    Knowledge of and attitudes towards the Informed Consent Process

3.    REC and Researcher KAP on vulnerability

4.    REC and Researcher KAP on Conflict of Interest

  •  Administrators KAP re ethics review and the REC
  •  Determination of Filipino Perspectives on the following;

      1.    Data management

2.    Data Privacy Act

3.    Post-research benefits

4.    Authorship and Publication

5.    Peer Review

6.    Research Misconduct

7.    Whistle blowing

PCHRD encourages interested parties to submit the full proposals online through Project Management

System http://www.projects.pchrd.dost.gov.ph and upload the following documents:

 ·         Letter of Intent

·         Curriculum Vitae of Lead Researcher

·         Profile of Institution

·         Proposal using PCHRD proposal template

Deadline of submission of proposals is every 30th of June.

For inquiries, kindly contact the Ethics Secretariat through telephone: (632) 837 75 37 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.