5 December 2024
Business Service Organisation Office for Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland (ORECNI) held a training and networking event for HSC Research Ethics Committee members on the 22 November in Malone House, Belfast.
The event focused on Ethical Challenges and Emerging Healthcare Technologies, and also marked the 20 year anniversary of ORECNI and the HSC RECs.
Julie Erskine, BSO Chair, welcomed all of the attendees and congratulated ORECNI on the impact they have made over the past 20 years.
Speakers included Dr Frances Burns (HSC Data Institute) and Alan Harbinson (Head of the Honest Broker Service, BSO) who presented on the secondary use of data and legislative framework in NI; Prof. Michaela Black (School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Ulster University) who discussed some of the ethical issues associated with healthcare research and Artificial Intelligence (AI); and Ms Soo Hun (Innovation & Digital Eco-System Lead, Digital Health & Care NI) talked the use of Apps and implications for ethical review.
Well done to ORECNI and all its stakeholders and volunteers, for Making a difference.
To learn more about ORECNI please visit their webpage:
Office for Research Ethics Committees (NI)
