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ArticleBMC medical ethics2023

Preparing ethical review systems for emergencies: next steps.

Katharine Wright, Nic Aagaard, Amr Yusuf Ali, Caesar Atuire, Michael Campbell, Katherine Littler, Ahmed Mandil, Roli Mathur, Joseph Okeibunor, Andreas Reis and 6 more

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Article in BMC medical ethics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Katharine WrightWHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland. katharines.wright@icloud.com.
Nic AagaardMinistry of Health, Wellington, New Zealand.
Amr Yusuf AliMinistry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
Caesar AtuireUniversity of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Michael CampbellResearch Ethics Committee, The University of the West Indies - Cave Hill, Cave Hill, Barbados.
Katherine LittlerWHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ahmed MandilHigh Institute of Public Health, Alexandria, Egypt.
Roli MathurIndian Council of Medical Research, Bengaluru, India.
Joseph OkeibunorWHO AFRO, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Andreas ReisWHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland.
Maria Alexandra RibeiroNational Ethics Committee for Clinical Research (CEIC), Lisbon, Portugal.
Carla SaenzWHO / Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA.
Mamello SekhoachaNational Health Research Ethics Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ehsan Shamsi GooshkiMedical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jerome Amir SinghUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Ross UpshurDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethical review systems need to build on their experiences of COVID-19 research to enhance their preparedness for future pandemics. Recommendations from representatives from over twenty countries include: improving relationships across the research ecosystem; demonstrating willingness to reform and adapt systems and processes; and making the case robustly for better resourcing.

Indexed as

COVID-19EmergenciesEcosystemEthical ReviewHumansEthical preparedness; research ethics; ethical review; rapid review; COVID-19; infectious disease outbreaks; low- and middle-income countries

Identifiers

PMID37891578
PMCPMC10612167

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