With over 800 delagates from all over Asia and the Western Pacific, the Joint 14th FERCAP International Conference and the 1st PHREB National Conference was indeed a success.

The joint 14th FERCAP International Conference and the 1st PHREB National Conference, which was held last 24-25 November 2014 aims to present the characteristics of the current research environments related to research ethics and adopt the theme of Embedding Ethics in National HEalth Research Systems. The objective is to provide a forum for various research sectors to discuss leading concepts, current initiatives, and successful models of ethical infrastructures embedded in the national health research systems through the use of multi/interdisciplinary approaches and paradigms.