Welcome and introduction to the day

Professor Kenneth Boyd, Chair, Gengage Steering Group, Professor of Medical Ethics, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine University of Edinburgh.

Professor Neva Haites OBE, FRSE, FMedSci Vice-Principal and Head of College College of Life Sciences and Medicine Honorary Consultant Clinical Geneticist University of Aberdeen

Keynote speech

Professor Anne Glover, Scottish Government, Chief Scientific Advisor

What is Clinical Research?

speaker - to be confirmed

Clinical research: Ethical, legal and social dimensions

Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Professor of Medical and Family Sociology, Co-director at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), University of Edinburgh

Shawn Harmon (Research Fellow, InnoGen and SCRIPT, University of Edinburgh) Edinburgh University

Clinical research: Patient experiences and dilemmas

Professor David M Reid, Head of Division of Applied Medicine and Acting Co-Director Institute of Medical Sciences University of Aberdeen

Workshop Session 1

Facilitated discussion on the benefits and costs of clinical research

Workshop Session 2

Facilitated discussion on the governance of clinical research

Close of Conference

Refreshments and the opportunity to chat to speakers

Professor Neva Haites OBE, FRSE, FMedSci Vice-Principal and Head of College College of Life Sciences and Medicine Honorary Consultant Clinical Geneticist University of Aberdeen

Professor Anne Glover, Scottish Government, Chief Scientific Advisor

Prof Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Professor of Medical and Family Sociology, Co-director at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), University of Edinburgh

Shawn Harmon (Research Fellow, InnoGen and SCRIPT, University of Edinburgh) Edinburgh University

Professor David M Reid, Head of Division of Applied Medicine and Acting Co-Director Institute of Medical Sciences University of Aberdeen