About
The constitution of the Ethics Committee for Health of ABC (CES-ABC) was approved by the ABC Executive Council on December 16, 2020.
The CES-ABC is responsible for ensuring compliance with high ethical standards in the field of research, education, or healthcare in health sciences areas, in order to protect and guarantee human dignity and integrity. Thus, the CES-ABC is tasked with issuing opinions and recommendations on ethical issues in the field of research, education, or healthcare provision at ABC, either on its own initiative or upon written request. Its opinions are not binding, without prejudice to what is determined in the legal regime relating to clinical trials in humans.
The Regulations of the CES-ABC were approved by the ABC Executive Committee on November 26, 2021.
The CES-ABC held its first meeting on February 25, 2021, and meets, as required by law, once a month. Meetings are held electronically, for a determined period, in accordance with contingencies and guidelines from competent authorities.
There is the possibility, when necessary and duly justified, to hold extraordinary meetings.
- January 16th
- February 20th
- March 19th
- April 16th
- May 14th
- June 25th
- July 23rd
- October 22th
- November 19th
- December 17th
- January 19th
- February 23rd
- March 23rd
- April 27th
- May 18th
- June 22nd
- July 20th
- September 21st
- December 12th
On April 14, 2023, the ABC Executive Council approved the inclusion of a new member (Dr. Cíntia Águas), replacing Professor André Pereira, who resigned.
At the meeting on June 20, 2023, Professor José Bragança replaced Professor Isabel Palmeirim, at her request.
Applicants must always submit requests for opinions through this FORM.
Any questions and/or doubts related to the CES-ABC should be submitted electronically to the email: conselho.etica@abcmedicalg.pt
- The Ethical Review Procedure focuses on compliance with ethical norms and standards, applicable legislation, national and international conventions and declarations, national authorizations and ethical approvals, proportionality of methods, and awareness of proponents regarding adherence to high ethical standards. Therefore, the CES-ABC will seek to provide documentation that can support reflection and the establishment of ethical values in the design and conduct of research processes.
- Clinical Trials Law
- Good Clinical Practice
- ICH GCP The Principles of IHC GCP
- New European Regulation on Clinical Trials – INFARMED
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
- Guidelines Horizon 2020 Programme – Guidance How to complete your ethics self-assessment
- Guidance for Applicants – Informed Consent
- Informed Consent DGS
- Decree-Law No. 80/2018 of October 15, regulating the Ethics Committees for Health
- Opinion 3/2019 – European Data Protection Board
- Deliberation No. 153/2018 of the National Commission on Informatics and Liberties
- Deliberation No. 1704/2015 of the National Data Protection Commission
- Law No. 73/2015
- European Commission Report: EU data protection standards empower citizens and are fit for the digital age
- Regime of access to administrative information (Law 26/2016 of August 22)
- National Data Protection Commission
- GDPR (Law 58/2019, of August 8)
- Resolution of the Assembly of the Republic No. 1/2001
- General Data Protection
- Regulation Helsinki Declaration 2013
The CES-ABC is composed of nine members, within the limits established by article 6 of Decree-Law No. 80/2018 of October 15, adhering to the requirements outlined in the same legal provision, specifically “the specific participation of certain professional areas such as medicine, law, philosophy/ethics, theology, nursing, pharmacy, and others that ensure the cultural and moral values of the community, in accordance with the institution’s object” (paragraph 2 of article 6), with this multidisciplinary composition being respected.
