EUNAM Project-ASU

Wagida Anwar

Diaa Marzouk

Dina K. Bouls

EUNAM-ASU

Ethics Obesity Cancer

Ethics

To prepare for EUNAM Ethics' component a series of meetings were held :

EUNAM project meeting at Community Department Ain Shams University on 8 May 2011.

EUNAM project meeting at National Research Center (NRC) on 16 May 2011.

EUNAM project meeting at

Community Department

Ain Shams University

on 21 August 2011.

EUNAM 1st

Workshop on Health

Research Ethics, October, 9 2011

EUNAM 1st

Workshop on Health

Research Ethics

October,9 2011

08:30-9:00 Registration

09:00-09:10 Welcome Speech Prof.AdelTolba

09:10-09:30

An introduction about EUNAM Project.

Prof .Wagida Anwar

09:30-11:15 Session I

09:30-09:45

Research Ethics in Egypt.

Prof. Mahmoud Sakr /

Mrs Ola

Laurance,(ASRT)

09:45-10:00

Research Ethics Committee in Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams

University.

Prof Diaa Marzouk,

10:00-10:15 Research Ethics Committee in National Research Center

(NRC).

Prof. Wafaa Abdel

Aal,(NRC).

10:15-10:30 Research Ethics Committee in Theodor Bilharz Research

Institute

Prof Azza Saleh, (TBRI).}

10:30-10:45 Research Ethics Committee in Faculty of Medicine Alexandria

University

Prof. Heba Kassem

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15- 15:30 Session II

Prof. Diaa Marzouk Group Work conducted by:

Prof Wafaa Abd El Aal

Prof Azza Saleh

Prof Heba Kasem

All Attendees

15:30 Light lunch

Topics discussed and

Recommendations

• Community outreach: educate the public

• Communication between the REC (the institutions,

researchers, REC of MOHP), as well as with strategic

planners.

• Training and evaluation: all the trainers must be

evaluated both the RECs members and the

investigators.

• Turn around time: if RECs meet monthly, more

frequent meetings must be held.

• Financial compensation

(capital resources for RECs)

EUNAM 2nd

Workshop on Health

Research Ethics

15-16 February 2012

EUNAM 2nd

Workshop on Health

Research Ethics

15-16 February 2012

08:30-9:00 Registration

09:00-09:10 Welcome Prof. Wagida Anwar

09:10-09:30

Resume on Last Workshop and Recommendations

Prof. Diaa Marzouk

09:30-12:30 Session I: Ethics Guide Book

09:30-10:15

National Ethical Guidelines: Concerns and Obligations

Dr. Hany Sleem

Dr. Nadia Ragab

Prof. Azza Saleh

10:15-11:00

National Ethical Guidelines: MoH

11:00-11:45 WHO Guidance for Ethics Review of Health-Related

Research 2011

11:45- 12:30 Discussions All Attendees

12:30-13:00 Coffee Break

13:00- 14:30 Session II: Ethical Considerations

13:00-13:30 Ain Shams Stem Cell Policy

Prof. Diaa Marzouk

Prof. Hoda Gadallah

13:30-14:30 Discussion All Attendees

14:30-15:00 Light lunch

EUNAM 2nd

Workshop on Health

Research Ethics(cont.)

09:00-9:30 Registration

09:30-12:30 Session I: Standardization of REC/IRB Documents

09:30-10:00

Discussion of Protocol Reviewing Checklist

All Attendees

10:00-10:30

Discussion of Informed Consent

10:30-11:30 Discussion of Miscellaneous: Dealing with

Amendments

Renewals (particularly after end of recruitment)

Post trial benefits

Reporting Side effects

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

Closed meeting: 12:00-13:00 Session II: ENREC Board of Directors and Editorial

Board

Closed meeting: 13:00- 14:00 Session III: National guidelines, MoU with Salim El

hoss of Beirut and 2nd newsletter.

14:00-14:30 Light lunch

Topics discussed and

Recommendations

• Unification of Reviewers’ guide using

WHO and Ain Shams University

guides and some additions will be

made from WHO checklist

• National Guidelines

• Post trial benefit guidelines:

(individual and community level)

• Standard of care

Publication

• A Framework of a publication on Research Ethics’ in

NA is developed and the manuscript is under

preparation

Obesity

To prepare for EUNAM Obesity component a series of meetings were held :

• EUNAM project meeting at Community Department Ain Shams University on 3 November 2011.

• EUNAM project meeting at Community Department Ain Shams University on 20 November 2011

EUNAM Obesity Workshop

on December, 16 2011

EUNAM Obesity Workshop

on December, 16 2011

Schedule

•8:30-9:00 Registration

•9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and introduction

•9:15– 10:00 NCDs and Risk factors/ Obesity and over-weight.Dr.

Ibtehal Fadil, Regional Advisor Non Communicable Diseases, EMRO,

WHO

•10:00-10:30 Current situation of overweight and obesity problem in

Egypt Dr. Zaynab Bakry, Dean of the National Nutrition Institute,

MOHP

•10:30- 11:00 Obesity trends in EDHS, 2008.

Prof Fatma Hassan El-Zanaty

EUNAM Obesity Workshop

on December, 16 2011(cont.)

• 11:00- 11:30 Dietary changes and Nutrition

transition in Egypt. Dr. Nebal Abou El Ala, National

Nutrition Institute

• 11:30– 12:00 Coffee Break

• 12:00 - 12:45 Highlights of MOHP efforts to control

the obesity and Overweight Problem in Egypt. Dr.

Iman Abdel Karim, NCD, MOHP

• 12:45 - 02:00 Discussion: What Can MOHP,

Community and Society Do?

• 2:00 - 2:30 Closing and Lunch

Topics discussed

• Egyptian nutrition experts met and reviewed the

current overweight and obesity situation and the

impact of lifestyle and diet changes in Egypt

• Exchange information and experiences from MOHP

and some NGO’s in the control and prevention of

obesity

Publication

• A Framework of a publication on Obesity in NA is

developed and the manuscript is under preparation

Research Methodology Course

11 to 13 December 2011

Research Methodology Course

11 to 13 December 2011

Day 1: 11-12-2011 9.00 – 9.30

9.30 – 10.30

10.30 – 11.30

11.30 – 12.00

12.00 – 1.00

1.00 – 2.00

2.00 – 2.30

2.30 – 3.30

Introduction to research methods

Cross-sectional studies

Case-control studies

Coffee break

Exercise on cross-sectional studies

Lunch

Sources of data; Questionnaire design

Exercise on questionnaire design

د وجيدة أنور .أ

عائشة أبو الفتوح.د.أ

مها الجعفري/ د.م.أ

أماني سيد/اية مصطفي و د/ د

دينا نبيه/د د

سالي حكيم/ديتا نبيه و د/د

Day 2: 12-12-2011

9.00 – 10.00

10.00 - 11.00

11.00 – 11.30

11.30 – 12.30

12.30 – 1.00

1.00 – 2.00

2.00 – 3.00

3.00 - 3.30

Clinical trials

Exercise on clinical trials and randomization

Coffee break

Cohort studies

Sampling

Lunch

Ethics in medical research

Exercise on Informed consent

مصطفي الحسيني/د.أ

نجالء عرفة/د.م.خالد عبد العزيز و أ/د.م.أ

محسن جادهلل/ د.أ

محسن جادهلل/ د.أ

.ضياء مرزوق/د.أ

نجالء عرفة / د.م.نهلة فوزي و أ.د

Day 3: 13-12-2011 9.00 – 10.00

10.00 – 10.30

10.30 – 12.00

12.00 – 1.00

1.00 – 2.00

2.00 – 3.00

3.00 – 3.30

How to apply for a grant proposal from EU

Protocol writing

Protocol writing (group work) (including coffee

break)

Protocol presentations

Lunch

Evaluating diagnostic tests; ROC curves

Exercises on diagnostic tests and ROC curves

وجيدة أنور/ د.أ

نجالء عرفة/ د.م.أ

غادة عصام.نجالء عرفة و د/د.م.أ

غادة عصام.نجالء عرفة و د/د.م.أ

حسناء أبو سيف. د

اية مصطفي/ حسناء أبو سيف و د. د

Research Methedology Course

Evaluation results

Strongl

y

agree

agree disagree Strongl

y

disagre

e

Ques. No.

85% 15% The lecture hall is spacious and

comfortable

4% 88% 8% I understood the research

methodology content completely

4% 19% 62% %15 Program duration was adequate to

cover all material

42% 50% 8% The practical exercise and group

work helped me understand the

course materials better

85% 15% I would be willing to attend a future

course on statistics

61% 35% 4% Would you recommend this course

to other colleagues

Cancer

• Preparation for a workshop

• An editorial on cancer registries and cancer in Africa

is under preparation

THANK YOU