JHU-AAU Research Ethics Training Program (Ethiopia)

项目概要/摘要 美国约翰霍普金斯大学-亚的斯亚贝巴大学研究伦理培训项目 埃塞俄比亚（JHU-AAU RETP）将在AAU的公共硕士课程中创建一个新的研究伦理学课程 健康计划，基本和高级道德讲习班，以及JHU的在线课程和网络研讨会 教师和非洲的道德专家涵盖重要的和新出现的道德问题。这 合作伙伴关系将侧重于投资于埃塞俄比亚伦理学家的未来，并支持他们的原创 学术工作。支持和发展埃塞俄比亚伦理学家的三个关键主题将包括 与埃塞俄比亚主要疾病负担有关的传染病研究;检测和 评估改善医疗服务的遗传方法;以及探索医疗服务中的伦理问题 研究非传染性疾病在整个生命周期中的新负担。JHU-AAU 伙伴关系还将建立一个国家论坛，讨论埃塞俄比亚的研究伦理问题。AAU的强大 将利用国家声誉促进决策者之间关于研究伦理的对话， 埃塞俄比亚的专业人士。该伙伴关系还将在一个研究中心内设立一个研究道德股。 现有的道德中心在AAU的5年结束时，将容纳并继续增长埃塞俄比亚的 加强研究伦理教学能力;提高研究伦理 与其他研究，特别是NIH资助的项目合作的协调能力; 国际联网和协作;加强传播和交流; 支持AAU的IRB。这一变革性方法意味着我们将实施一项能力， 在美国的技术援助下，非洲- 通过关注研究伦理来解决健康研究中的一个主要缺口;并建立 确保长期可持续性的机制，以建立一个强大的研究道德企业。建立在 AAU现有的硕士课程，具有健康研究教学经验，并建立在JHU的18 多年的经验，培训专业人员从非洲的研究伦理，这一计划将正式 在非洲最重要的机构之一进行研究伦理培训。AAU的学员将进行 研究国家相关问题的研究中出现的道德问题的奖学金，而 两个机构合作促进这种研究。我们将致力于建立一个可持续的国家 一个强调和讨论研究伦理的平台，旨在促进对社会、伦理和道德的探索。 健康研究中的文化问题。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Johns Hopkins University-Addis Ababa University Research Ethics Training Program in Ethiopia (JHU-AAU RETP) will create a new track in research ethics within AAU’s Masters of Public Health program, basic and advanced ethics workshops, and online courses and webinars from JHU faculty and Africa-based ethics experts covering important and emerging ethical issues. This partnership will focus on investing in the future of Ethiopian ethicists and supporting their original scholarly work. Three key themes to support and grow Ethiopian ethicists will include the ethics of infectious disease research relevant to the major disease burden in Ethiopia; the ethics of testing and evaluating genetic approaches to improve health services; and exploration of the ethical issues in studying the new burden of non-communicable conditions across the lifespan. The JHU-AAU partnership will also establish a national forum to discuss research ethics in Ethiopia. AAU’s strong national reputation will be used to promote dialogue on research ethics among policy makers and various professionals in Ethiopia. The partnership will also establish a Research Ethics Unit within an existing center for ethics at AAU by the end of 5 years that will house and continue to grow Ethiopia’s ethics capacity by strengthening research ethics teaching capacity; enhancing research ethics coordination capacity in collaboration with other research especially NIH-funded projects; enhancing international networking and collaboration; enabling stronger dissemination and communication; and supporting the IRB at AAU. This transformative approach means that we will implement a capacity development model for Ethiopians by Ethiopians with technical assistance from U.S.- and Africa- based experts; address a major gap in health research by focusing on research ethics; and establish mechanisms to ensure long term sustainability for a strong research ethics enterprise. Building on an existing Master’s program at AAU with experience teaching health research and building on JHU’s 18 years of experience in training professionals from Africa in research ethics, this program will formalize research ethics training in one of the premier institutions in Africa. Trainees at AAU will conduct scholarship on the ethics issues emerging in research studying nationally relevant issues, while the two institutions collaborate to promote such research. We will work to create a sustainable national platform to highlight and discuss research ethics aimed at promoting an exploration of social, ethical and cultural issues in health research.