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Singapore Research Ethics Conference (SREC) 2024 Programme

The SREC 2024 Organising Committee is bringing to you an exciting line-up of programme consisting a wide variety of hot topics relevant to use of AI in research, human subject research and research ethics.

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Time	Day 1 23 October 2024	Day 2 24 October 2024	Day 3 25 October 2024
	Moderator: Asst Prof Owen Schaefer	Moderator: Dr Chen Wen Kai	Moderator: Dr Voo Teck Chuan
0900 - 1000	Panel Discussion IRB Processes/Harmonization + Ethical Challenges of IRBs in Singapore by Assoc Prof Lai Siang Hui, Assoc Prof Madelynn Chan, Prof Paul Tambyah, Adj Assoc Prof Raymond Chua	Payment by Participants in Clinical Research ‘Pay-to-play’: Why Current Policies Restrict Payments by Participants by Asst Prof Owen Schaefer 2. Ethics of Incentivizing Participation in Research by Prof Julian Savulescu	Hot/Emerging Topics 1. Challenge Trials in Pandemic Settings by Assoc Prof Barnaby Young 2. Proper and Ethical Use of Human Tissue Samples for Research by Assoc Prof Lai Siang Hui
Break
	Moderator: Dr Serene Ong	Moderator: Dr Chen Wen Kai	Moderator: Dr Yeo Jing Ping
1010 - 1110	Artificial Intelligence 1. AI in Research: Ethical Considerations by Dr Alexa Nord-Bronzyk 2. Is There a Role for AI in Ethics Review? by Assoc Prof Ng Yih Yng	Precision Medicine 1. Facilitators and Barriers to Data Sharing in Precision Medicine by Prof Tai E-Shyong 2. Public Interest in Precision Medicine by Dr Marthe Smedinga	Research Quality/Integrity 1. Approaches to Ethics in Research Beyond the “IRB Triangle” by Dr Voo Teck Chuan 2. The Failure to Disclose Unexpected Benefits in Consent for Clinical Trials by Prof Jerry Menikoff
Break
	Moderator: Asst Prof Owen Schaefer	Moderator: Prof Derek Hausenloy	Moderator: Dr Sumytra Menon
1120 - 1220	Digital Medicine 1. Implementing AI in Clinical Practice by Adj Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan 2. Use of Surveillance Data in Research by Dr Daniel Poremski	Clinical Trials 1. Medical Device Clinical Trial Framework by Assoc Prof Tam C. Nguyen 2. Decentralised Clinical Trials by Dr Yvanka Gilliam	Vulnerable Population 1. Research Involving Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders by Assoc Prof Sim Kang 2. Design and Approach for Paediatric Observational Studies by Dr Chong Shu-Ling
1220 - 1230	Closing

*Please note that the programme is correct at the time of update.