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Key criteria for the ethical acceptability of controlled human infection studies during public health emergencies
Technical and scientific products
Online Clinical Trial Training Resources List
Training resources on clinical trials
Other publications
Regional template for clinical trial agreement
Regional template for clinical trial agreement (Oct. 2025)
Technical and scientific products
Questions to guide the ethics analysis of research involving humans
Questions to guide the ethics analysis of research involving humans (July, 2025)
Other publications, Training materials
PAHOERC 2023 Annual Report: Abridged Version
PAHOERC 2024 Annual Report: Abridged Version
Technical reports
Regional assessment of national research ethics systems
Regional assessment of national research ethics systems
Communication Materials
Infographic: Oversight of research
Infographic: Oversight of research
Communication Materials, Infographics
Infographic: Clinical trial registration in ICTRP
Infographic: Clinical trial registration in ICTRP
Communication Materials, Infographics
WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants
WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants (Oct., 2024)
Technical and scientific products
The Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki Viewed From the Americas— Paving the Way to Better Research
The Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki Viewed From the Americas— Paving the Way to Better Research
Technical and scientific products
Advancing collaborative research for health: why does collaboration matter?
Advancing collaborative research for health: why does collaboration matter?
Other publications
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PAHOERC 2023 Annual Report: Abridged Version
Technical reports
Final report of the regional workshop Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions, and to improve research quality and coordination
Final report of the regional workshop: Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions, and to improve research quality and coordination
Other publications, Meeting Documents
Tool for the accreditation of research ethics committees
Tool for the accreditation of research ethics committees
Other publications
PPTCatalyzing ethical research in emergencies
Catalyzing ethical research in emergencies​: Ethics guidance, lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and pending agenda
Presentations
Infographic: Why should we include children in health research?
Infographics
Social Media Cards: Research with Children
Social media tiles - Research with children
Communication Materials
Animations for Social Media: Serie Ethics and Research
Animations for social media: Ethics and research series
Communication Materials
Strengthening national research ethics systems in the Americas to improve its ethics preparedness and response to emergencies
Strengthening national research ethics systems in the Americas to improve its ethics preparedness and response to emergencies
Field guides
Why should we conduct research with pregnant women?
Infographic: Why should we conduct research with pregnant women?
Infographics
Diretrizes da OMS para questões éticas na vigilância em saúde pública
Diretrizes da OMS para questões éticas na vigilância em saúde pública (May, 2023)
Technical and scientific products