B3Africa Webinar 2

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Webinar 2 on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI),

led by Santa Slokenberga of Uppsala University

was held on 27 October, 2016 at 14:00 CEST/French time

Target Audience: B3Africa use case participants, biobankers, researchers, research administrators, members of ethics review boards and similar bodies

Main topics:

  • Introduction to Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) – need for biobanks and the importance of ELSI
  • Key aspects of international normative ELSI perspectives on biobanking
  • Presentation of the B3Africa Ethical and Legal Framework

 

The highly interactive session was a big success with more than 40 attendees from 17 countries. Feedback was very positive with participants looking forward to the next webinar to be held on 21 November on Minimum Information About BIobank data Sharing (MIABIS)