From Research to Practice: Postgraduate Training Course in Reproductive Health/Chronic Disease

From Research to Practice

Postgraduate Training Course in Reproductive Health/Chronic Disease

3 March – 10 April 2003

organised by

the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research,
the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme for Research in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family and Community Health Cluster (WHO/RHR) and
the WHO Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster (WHO/NMH)

in collaboration with
the Department of Health of the Canton of Geneva
the Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University
and
the Geneva Medical Association

Course files
List of participants Reproductive Health - List of participants Chronic Disease
List of lecturers

LECTURE PLAN

Common course: Research methodology at WHO/room M105

Opening ceremony on 3 March will be held in the Executive Board Room , WHO

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
March 03	10.00	Organisational matters		14.00	Opening ceremony	P Van Look A Campana PF Unger P Suter B Bourrit J Villar
				14.45	Fertility in ageing societies : Quo vadimus ?	E Diczfalusy
				15.30	Chronic Diseases: a global view	K Strong
				16.00	Welcome cocktail	WHO/ Room EB
March 04	09.00	Introduction to the common course	J Villar/ R Kulier	14.00	Visit of the WHO library
	10.15	The gap between evidence and practice in Reproductive Health	J Villar
	11.15	The gap between evidence and practice in Chronic Diseases	D Yach
March 05	09.00	Types of epidemiological studies	J Villar	14.00	Visit of the CMU library/computer rooms, Internet and Medline	A Campana
	10.15	Cohort studies	A Morabia
	11.15	Case-control studies	A Morabia
March 06	09.00 (2 h)	Community interventions and equivalence trials	G Piaggio	12.30 (salle D)	The Cochrane Collaboration	M Clarke
				14.00	The Cochrane Library	M Clarke
March 07	09.00	Methodological issues in the measures of maternal morbidity/mortality	A Betran	14.00	Methodological issues in the measures of mental disorders	M van Ommeren
	10.15	Methodological issues in the measures of chronic diseases	T Armstrong
	11.15	Methodological issues in the use of anthropometry for evaluation of nutritional status	M de Onis
March 10	09.00	Randomized controlled trials	M Merialdi
	10.15	Screening for obstetrics and intrapartum events	M Merialdi
	11.15	Ethical aspects in research	E Vayena
March 11	09.00	Research synthesis	M Gülmezoglu	14.30	Power point presentation: practical issues	F Ludicke
	10.15	Meta-analysis of individual randomisation & community trials	M Gülmezoglu
	11.15	Meta-analysis of observational data	A Betran
March 12	09.00	Strategies for data analysis : cohort studies	L Say	14.00	Screening for chronic disorder	A Miller
	10.15 (2 h)	Strategies for data analysis : RCT & community interventions	G Piaggio
March 13	09.00	Critical appraisal of research reports	L Say	14.00	Gender and rights issues in Medicine	E Kismodi
	10.15	Workshop : critical appraisal of a research paper	L Say
March 14	09.00	Strategies for data analysis : case-control	I Malonza	14.00	WHO Reproductive Health Library	A Shah
	11.15	Data analysis : summary	J Villar

Course 1 : Reproductive Medicine and Reproductive Biology at WHO/room L14

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
March 17	09.00	Gametogenesis (Ovocyte/sperm)	C de Vantery	14.00	Dual protection methods	K O’Reilly
	10.15	Fertilization	F Urner
	11.15	Puberty	V Schwitzgebel
March 18	09.00	Hypothalamo - gonadal axis	R Gaillard
	10.15	Steroidogenesis	P Bischof
	11.15	Hormone receptors	P Bischof
March 19	09.00 (2h)	Implantation	P Bischof	14.30	Visit of the cytopathology laboratory	P Vassilakos
March 19	11.15	Ethical aspects of reproduction	A Mauron	14.30	Visit of the cytopathology laboratory	P Vassilakos
March 20	08.45	Introduction Genetics module & consultation	M Gersbach	14.00	Genetics and Hypogonadism	F Pralong
	09.00	Genetic counseling : Principles and practice	M Gersbach
	10.15	Genetic consultation in O&G	M Gersbach
	11.15	Clinical cytogenetics : principles and examples per-& postnatal	S Dahoun
March 21	09.00	Principles of molecular diagnosis	M Morris	14.00	From birth control to reproductive health	G Benagiano
	10.15	Heredity and cancer : Breast cancer as a model	P Chappuis
	11.15	The human genome project ; its implication for the practice of medicine in the 21st century	S Antonarakis
March 24	09.00	Reproductive health research at WHO	P v Look
	10.15	Immunocontraception	D Griffin
	11.15	Long acting hormonal methods	C d’Arcangues
March 25	09.00	Male contraception (PDF)	K Vogelsong
	10.15	Natural contraceptive methods (PDF)	K Vogelsong
	11.15	Emergency contraception	H v Hertzen
March 26	09.00	Contraceptive prevalence	I Shah	14.00	Preventing unsafe abortion	R Kulier
	10.15	Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptives	B Peterson
	11.15	Female sterilization	B Peterson
March 27	09.00	Investigation of the infertile couple	A Campana	14.00	Diabetes and reproductive health	J Philippe
	10.15	Treatment of infertility	A Campana
	11.15	Menstrual disorders	D Chardonnens
March 28	09.00	Male infertility	G de Boccard	14.00	HIV in pregnancy	P Brocklehurst
	10.15	Artificial reproductive technology	T El Barbary
	11.15	Recurrent miscarriage	A Campana
March 31	09.00	Menopause	F Luzuy	14.00	Breast cancer: Diagnosis and treatment	G Vlastos
	10.15	Hormone replacement therapy	F Luzuy
	11.15	Osteoporosis (PDF)	R Rizzoli
April 01	09.00	HPV infection in gynaecology: prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines	P-Y Dietrich	14.00	Palliative care	N Steiner
	10.15	Cytopathology	R Genta
	11.00	Colposcopy	E Megevand
	11.45	Advanced cervical cancer: management	Y Popowski
April 02	09.00	Impaired fetal growth	M Merialdi	14.00	Oral contraceptives	E Ezcurra
	10.15	Prenatal diagnosis	Ph Extermann
	11.15	Ultrasound in obstetrics	Ph Extermann
April 03	09.00	Postpartum haemorrhage	M Gulmezoglu	16.00	Visit and presentation: long distance learning	A Geissbuhler
	10.15	Anaemia and its effect on pregnancy outcome	J Villar
	11.15	Vesico-vaginal fistula	C-H Rochat
April 04	09.00	Preeclampsia	M Merialdi
	10.15	Antenatal Care	J Villar
	11.15	Malaria in pregnancy	R Kabra
April 7,8,10		Exams

Course 2 : Chronic Disease at WHO Salle A

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker
March 17	09.00	Double Burden	A Kalache
	10.15	Epidemiological Transition	A Kalache
	11.15	NCD risk: A life course perspective	A Kalache
March 18	09.00	Managing risk in health care	R Bengoa
	10.15	Primary Prevention : Diet	A Kalache
	11.15	Primary Prevention: Physical Activity	T Armstrong
March 19	09.00	Primary Prevention: Smoking	V Costaesilva
	10.15	Primary Prevention: Alcohol	L Riley
	11.15	Secondary Prevention: Screening (cervix cancer)	C Sepulveda
March 20	09.00	Secondary Prevention: Screening (breast cancer)	A Ullrich
	10.15	Secondary Prevention: Screening (Hypertension)	Ch Viquerat
	11.15	Risk assessment	C Mathers
March 21	09.00	Stroke	R Bonita
	10.00	Stroke	R Bonita
	11.00	Stroke	R Bonita
March 24	09.00	Community Intervention: Global Initiative on Diet and Physical Activity I	P Puska
	10.15	Community Intervention: Global Initiative on Diet and Physical Activity II	P Puska
	11.15	Tobacco Convention	D Bettcher
March 25	09.00	Management of Cancer control program	C Sepulveda
	10.00	Management of Cancer control program	C Sepulveda
	11.00	Management of Cancer control program	C Sepulveda
March 26	09.00	Diabetes	J-P Assal
	10.00	Diabetes	J-P Assal
	11.00	Diabetes	J-P Assal
March 27	09.00	Surveillance	R Bonita
	10.15	Surveillance	R Bonita
	11.15	Surveillance	R Bonita
March 28		no lectures
March 31	09.00	CVD (focus on CHD & smoking)	TFI
	10.15
	11.15
	14.00	Alcohol & Drugs	I Obot
April 01	09.00	Violence & injuries	A Villaveces
	10.15	Violence & injuries	A Villaveces
	11.15	Violence & injuries	A Villaveces
April 02	09.00	Existing Data sources on Chronic Diseases	C Mathers
	10.15	Existing Data sources on Chronic Diseases	C Mathers
	11.15	The Cochrane Library	R Kulier
April 03	09.00	Mental Health (focus on depression)	J Bertolote
	10.15	Mental Health	J Bertolote
	11.15	Mental Health	J Bertolote
April 04	09.00	Chronic diseases: health system model	J Epping
	10.15	Chronic diseases: Primary Health System	J Epping
	11.15	Chronic diseases: Adherence	E Sabate
April 07	09.00	Policies for chronic disease prevention
	10.15	Policies for chronic disease prevention	R Beaglehole
	11.15	Policies for chronic disease prevention
April 08	09.00	From Research to Policy development in NCD	R Bengoa
	11.00	Developing Policies for NCD prevention	P Pekka
April 9		Private Revision
April 10		Exams

This course is sponsored by
the Geneva-Yaoundé Cooperation,
the International Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health,
the Swiss National Science Foundation,
the United Nations Population Fund and
the Ernst Schering Research Foundation