JHU-AAU Research Ethics Training Program (Ethiopia)

项目摘要/摘要 约翰霍普金斯大学-亚的斯亚贝巴大学研究伦理培训计划#年 埃塞俄比亚(JHU-AAU RETP)将在AAU的公共硕士课程中创建一条研究伦理的新轨道 健康计划、基础和高级伦理研讨会，以及来自JHU的在线课程和网络研讨会 教师和驻非洲的伦理专家，涵盖重要的和新出现的伦理问题。这 合作伙伴关系将侧重于投资埃塞俄比亚伦理学家的未来，并支持他们的原创 学术著作。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 评估改善卫生服务的遗传方法；以及探讨 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实力雄厚 将利用国家声誉促进政策制定者和 埃塞俄比亚的各种专业人士。该伙伴关系还将在 AAU现有的道德中心将在5年内容纳并继续发展埃塞俄比亚的 加强研究伦理学教学能力，增强研究伦理观 与其他研究合作的协调能力，特别是国家卫生研究院资助的项目；加强 国际联网和合作；加强传播和沟通；以及 在AAU支持IRB。这种变革性的方法意味着我们将实施一种能力 埃塞俄比亚人在美国和非洲的技术援助下为埃塞俄比亚人提供的发展模式- 以专家为基础；通过注重研究伦理来解决卫生研究中的一个主要差距；并建立 确保一个强大的研究道德企业的长期可持续性的机制。建立在 AAU现有的硕士课程，有教授卫生研究和在JHU 18的基础上的经验 多年来对非洲专业人员进行研究伦理培训的经验，这一计划将使 在非洲最重要的机构之一进行道德研究培训。AAU的实习生将进行 在研究国家相关问题的研究中出现的伦理问题的学术研究，而 两个机构合作推动这类研究。我们将努力创建一个可持续发展的国家 突出和讨论研究伦理的平台，旨在促进对社会、伦理的探索 以及卫生研究中的文化问题。

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.