CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

CITI ProgramLatin American and Caribbean

Activities 2008-2009

Sergio Litewka M.D. M.P.HCITI Developers Meeting

Key West, Florida May 21st 2009

Pan American Bioethics Initiative Fogarty- NIH R25TW008186

CITI- University of Miami Ethics Programs

PABI Mission Statement• To provide selected policy architects and decision

leaders a platform from which to learn from expert faculty and to help overcome practical challenges to the establishment of research ethics programs at their institutions

• To establish a language and cultural appropriate program at each participating organization

• To recruit additional PABI fellows from institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

• To ensure sustainability and maintain top-level institutional buy-in

PABI activities- First year• Introductory meeting in Miami (January 16th 17th 2009)• Initial report by fellows (proposed activities)• Workshops : The importance of a continuous

educational program on research ethics• Tegucigalpa (Honduras) May 29th 2009• Buenos Aires (Argentina) August 28th 2009• Brasilia (Brazil) October 2nd 2009• Kingston ( Jamaica)• Maceio (Brazil) October 5th-6th 2009- OHRP and PABI• Lima (Peru) November 6th 2009

CITI in the Caribbean• To held a public forum en ethical issues related to

genetically modified foods for developing countries• Appointed a member on the recently established

National Bioethics Committee in Jamaica• Focus on establishing a University Ethics Centre

• Draft proposal circulating for comments• Meetings with stakeholders• Audit on current ethics courses • Discussions on place towards the implementation of specific CITI

modules in a mandatory undergraduate course

CITI training – Department of the Navy - NMRCD

October 2007: 274NMRCD researchstaff and collaborators

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April 2008: 339 NMRCD research staff and collaborators in Apr 08

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May 2009: 447 NMRCD research staff and collaborators in May 08

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LITEWKA S, GOODMAN K, BRAUNSCHWEIGER P. THE CITI PROGRAM: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR TEACHING RESEARCH ETHICS IN LATIN AMERICA. Acta bioeth. [online]. 2008, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 54-60. ISSN 1726-569X.