FORUM FOR ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEES IN INDIA

FERCICON 2024

On 7th, 8th & 9th November 2024
Venue : Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Science & Hospital (JIMSH),
Budge Budge, Kolkata

Updates

The 11th Annual Conference of Forum for Ethics Review Committees in India - FERCICon2024 shall be held at Jagannath Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Budge Budge, Kolkata during 7-9 November, 2024. Click for details

24th FERCAP International CONFERENCE will be held on 24-27 November, 2024 at Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Health Research Council. Click for details

All About FERCI

The Forum for Ethics Review Committees in India (FERCI) is a registered society set up as the national chapter of FERCAP (Forum for Ethics Review Committees in Asia-Pacific), the latter being an initiative undertaken by WHO TDR.

FERCI operates in close collaboration with important institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), FERCAP, SIDCER (Strategic Initiative for Development of Committees for Ethics Review) etc.

The Activities of the Association

  • Collection of Document Videos for Investigators in collaboration with Pfizer
  • Publishing Books for creating awareness about clinical research procedures in collaboration with Pfizer
  • Formulating and updating Standard Operating Procedures for Ethics Committee Members
  • Conducts Training Programme for Ethics Committee Members
  • Clinical Research Advancement Towards Excellence [CReATE] software for Ethics Committee Members in collaboration with PATH now being hosted by Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, Faridabad
  • Conducts and Conference and Pre-Conference Workshops
  • Conducts SIDCER/FERCAP Survey
  • Conducts Pre-conference workshops and Conferences
Become a Member
Executive Committee
SOP of Ethics Committees

Dr. Nandini Kumar
President

Dr. Santanu Tripathi
Vice President

Dr. Lalita Savardekar
Secretary

Dr. Shambo S Samajdar
Treasurer

Areas of Operation

It has been more than 30 years having no communication with the regulatory agencies or other ECs. The purpose of an EC review of biomedical research is to safeguard the dignity, rights, safety, and well-being of the research participants. It has to deal with basic issues such as lack of trained manpower, heavy workload, inadequate space allocated for EC operations, lack of administrative support, and inadequate remuneration offered to members serving on EC boards.

Picture Gallery

FERCICON 2023, Coimbatore

FERCICON 2022, Gujarat

FERCICON 2021 NEIGRIHMS, Shillong

FERCICON 2020, Chandigarh

FERCICON 2018, Mangalore

FERCAP-FERCICON 2017, New Delhi