This one-day international conference brings together scholars with an interest in the practical implications of new forms of regulation and audit in health care and biomedical research. |
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| 10.00 - 10.30 | Registration |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Introduction Prof. Anne Kerr, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Univ. of Leeds |
| 10.45-11.30 | Co-optation, commodification and the medical model Prof. Stephen Harrison, National Primary Care R&D Centre, Univ. of Manchester |
| 11.30 – 12.15 | Bodies of knowledge, knowledge of bodies: Doctors’ reflections on changing practice Dr. Sarah Nettleton, Department of Social Policy, Univ. of York |
| 12.15 - 1.15 | Lunch |
| 1.15 – 2.00 | Regulating biotherapeutics Prof. Janice Graham Department of Bioethics, Univ. of Dalhousie, Canada |
| 2.00 – 2.45 | Egg Procurement for stem cell research: old obstacles and new alliances in the campaign for global regulation Prof. Diane Beeson, Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State Univ. |
| 3.00 – 3.45 | Assisted conception in the audit society Prof. Anne Kerr, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Univ. of Leeds |
| 3.45 – 4.30 | Ethics in practice: family and staff views on tumour banking for childhood cancer research Dr. Mary Dixon-Woods, Dept Health Sciences, Univ. of Leicester |
| 4.30 - 5.00 | Conclusions |
| Registration is free and travel bursaries are available for a limited number of postgraduate students. To register please send the following details to Marie Ross M.B.Ross@leeds.ac.uk by MONDAY 10th JULY: name, title, institutional address. If you would like to apply for a bursary towards travel costs please outline the reason for your application and your expected costs. | |