Hospital Sant Joan de Déu co-organizes the first European congress of research ethics commitees, which will be held 17-19th May in Barcelona. Dr. Eduard Gratacós, director of BC Natal Sant Joan de Déu-Hospital Clínic, will talk about ethical problems in clinical trials takinf fetal surgery as an example, and Joana Claverol, director of the Clinical Trials Unit of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, will speak about research in vulnerable collectives and, more specifically, about peadiatric clinical trials. Ms. Camille Gonzalvez, member of the Scientific Council of young people of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (namely KIDS Barcelona), will participate in the round table.

In the European congress of research ethics commitees the most pressing issues currently afecting human research will be tackled, such as the declaration of Taipei, the first effects of the implementation of the clinical trials regulation in Europe and the CM/Rec 2016 recommendation about research with human biological materials.