New PAHO publication:

This document provides a template of standard operating procedures for ethics review in emergency situation, along with guidance for committees to adapt them to their contexts and adopt them. It is available at: https://www.paho.org/en/documents/template-and-operational-guidance-ethics-review-and-oversight-covid-19-related-research.

This publication supplements PAHO’s guidance and strategies to streamline the ethics review and oversight of COVID-19-related research with human subjects. It is available at: https://www.paho.org/en/documents/guidance-and-strategies-streamline-ethics-review-and-oversight-covid-19-related-research.

Both publications will be presented at a virtual seminar in English on Tuesday April the 21st at noon (Washington D.C. time). To participate go to: https://paho.webex.com/paho/onstage/g.php?MTID=eede4995e137569b2aa66bbb1d4ffccd9.