Bioethics

Sama believes that bioethics could form an important basis for monitoring and creating pressure for reforms especially in the fields of clinical trials – research; evolving ethical guidelines for critical areas of medical practice, such as Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Sex Selection, access to care, cost of health care, equity in access to drugs, etc. Sama has been a part of National Bioethics Conferences which was an initiative of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME) in order to establish a broad, independent, and participatory national bioethics platform.


Fifth National Bioethics Conference, 2014

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Sama participated and presented on different issues in the Fifth National Bioethics Conference (NBC), held at the St John’s Hospital campus, Bangalore from December 11th to 13th, 2014. The 5th NBC was co-organised by the St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences… Continue reading

Second National Bioethics Conference, 2007

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Sama was a co-organiser of the second National Bioethics Conference, which was held from 6th to 8thDecember 2007 in Bangalore. The theme of the conference was ‘Moral and ethical imperatives of health care technologies: Scientific, legal and socioeconomic perspectives on use… Continue reading

First National Bioethics Conference, 2005

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The first National Bioethics Conference was held by Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME) on November 25-27, 2005 in Mumbai. National Bioethics Conferences have been conceptualized towards development of bioethics as a major healthcare concern and a discipline. The objectives… Continue reading