From Research to Practice: Postgraduate Training Course in Reproductive Health/Chronic Disease - Geneva 2004

From Research to Practice

Postgraduate Training Course in Reproductive Health/Chronic Disease

Geneva 2004

23 February – 2 April 2004

organised by

the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research,
the International Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health (IAMANEH)
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)
the WHO Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster (WHO/NMH)
and
Policy and Strategy on Traditional Medicine/Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy and Department of Essential Health Technologies; Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals Cluster (WHO/HTP)

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

Opening ceremony - Images
Course files
List of lecturers
List of participants : Chronic disease
List of participants : Reproductive health
Dinner of March 24
Scientific reviews presented by the participants - Oral presentations

LECTURE PLAN

Common course: Research methodology at WHO/Salle B

The opening ceremony on 23 February will be held in the Executive Board Room, WHO

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
February 23	09.00	Organisational matters	Organisers; venue: GFMER	13.00	Opening ceremony	J Villar C Tukuitonga A Campana PF Unger J Philippe B Bourrit X Zhang
				15.30	Welcome cocktail	WHO/ Restaurant
February 24	09.00	The gap between evidence and practice in NCDs	C Tukuitonga	14.00	Visit of the WHO library
	10.15	The gap between evidence and practice in Reproductive Health	J Villar
February 25	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	H Wolff
	11.15	Case-control studies	H Wolff
February 26	09.00	Randomized controlled trials	M Merialdi	14.00	Introduction to Excel, Word and Powerpoint	S Koppenhoefer
	10.15	Community interventions and equivalence trials	G Piaggio	14.30	Computer basics	S Koppenhoefer
February 27	09.00	Methodological issues in the measurement of maternal mortality and morbidity	A Betran	14.00	Methodological issues in the measures of mental disorders	M van Ommeren
	10.15	Methodological issues in the measurement of chronic disease	N Unwin
	11.15	Methodological issues in the use of anthropometry for evaluation of nutritional status	M Bloessner
March 01	09.00	Screening for obstetrics and intrapartum events	M Merialdi
	10.15	Ethical issues in research	E Vayena
March 02	09.00	Research synthesis, including meta-analysis	M Gülmezoglu	14.00	How to write a scientific paper	J Khanna
	10.15	The Cochrane Collaboration	R Kulier
	11.15	Systematic reviews of observational data	A Betran
March 03	09.00 - 10.30	Strategies for data analysis : cohort & case control studies	I Malonza	14.00	Screening for chronic disorder	K Strong
	10.45 - 12.00	Strategies for data analysis : RCT & community interventions	G Piaggio
March 04	09.00	Introduction to health economics	J Chen	14.00	Gender, Women's Health, Human Rights	E Kismodi
	10.15	Critical appraisal of research reports	L Say
March 05	09.00	The WHO Reproductive Health Library	A Shah
	10.15	Data analysis : summary	J Villar

Course 1 : Reproductive Health at WHO/room M505

Lectures on March 10 will be held at the Faculty of Medicine (CMU), Geneva

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
March 08	09.00	Fertilisation/Implantation	G Bianchi	14.00	From Reproductive Health to Contraception	G Benagiano
	10.00	The HPG axis	R Gaillard
	11.00	Puberty	V Schwitzgebel
	12.00	The menstrual cycle	F Pralong
March 09	09.00	Polycystic ovary syndrome	F Pralong	14.00	Diabetes and Reproduction	J Philippe
	10.00	Endometriosis	D Chardonnens
	11.00	Oral contraception and the HPG axis	F Pralong
	12.00	Estrogen (ER) receptor biology: Implications for HRT?	C Meier
March 10	09.00	Introduction / Genetic consultation in OBGYN	M Gersbach	14.00	Clinical pre - and postnatal cytogenetics	S Gagos
	10.00	Genetic counselling: principles, practice, ethics	M Gersbach	14.00	Clinical pre - and postnatal cytogenetics	S Gagos
	11.00	Principles of molecular diagnosis	M Morris	15.00	The human genome project, its implication for the practice of medicine in the 21st century	S Antonarakis
March 11	09.00	Reproductive health research at WHO	P v Look
	10.00	Long-acting hormonal contraceptive methods	J Schmidt
	11.00	Combined oral contraceptives	E Ezcurra
March 12	09.00	Preventing unsafe abortion	R Kulier
	10.00	Future methods of fertility regulation	C d'Arcangues
	11.00	Emergency contraception	H von Hertzen
March 15	09.00	Female sterilization	HB Peterson
March 15	10.00	Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptives	HB Peterson
March 16	09.00	Investigation of the infertile couple	A Campana
	10.00	Treatment of infertility	A Campana
	11.00	Treatment of infertility	A Campana
	12.00	Surgical treatment of male infertility	G de Boccard
March 17	09.00	Osteoporosis	R Rizzoli
	10.00	Assisted reproductive technologies	H Lucas
	11.00	Ethical issues in assisted reproductive technologies	E Vayena
	12.00	Menstrual cycle disorders	D Chardonnens
March 18	09.00	Recurrent miscarriage	A Campana	14.00	Laparoscopy in developing countries	P Meyer
	10.00	Menopause	G Bianchi
	11.00	Hormone replacement therapy	G Bianchi
March 19	09.00	Designing and evaluating clinical algorithms for STI case management	F Ndowa / S Dludlu
	10.00	HIV infection in pregnancy	F Ndowa
	11.00	STIs and bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy	F Ndowa / F Hawkes
March 22	09.00	Dual protection: prevention of STIs/HIV and pregnancy	K O'Reilly
	11.00	Cervical cancer: screening and detection	P Vassilakos
	12.00	Colposcopy	E Mégevand
March 23	09.00	HPV infection in gynaecology: prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines	P-Y Dietrich
	11.00	Breast Cancer: diagnosis and treatment	G Vlastos
	12.00	Palliative care	N Steiner
March 24	08.30	Introduction to the obstetrics module	J Villar
	09.00	Prenatal diagnosis	Ph Extermann
	10.00	Ultrasound in obstetrics	Ph Extermann
	11.00	Evidence Based Antenatal Care	J Villar
	12.00	Impaired fetal growth	M Merialdi
March 25	09.00	Treatment of hypertension in pregnancy	L Say	14.00	Making pregnancy safer	R Kabra
	10.00	Nutritional interventions during pregnancy for the prevention of maternal morbidity, mortality and preterm delivery	M Merialdi
	11.00	Cesarean section in the world - A critical appraisal	JG Cecatti
	12.00	Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia	M Cherian
March 26	09.00	Neonatal resuscitation	D Woods
	10.00	Prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage	M Gülmezoglu
	11.00	Postpartum infection	N Nik
	12.00	Obstetrical vaginal fistula: surgical approach	C-H Rochat
March 29, 30, April 01		Exams

Course 2 : Chronic Disease at WHO/room M605

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
March 08	09.30	A Global Approach: Addressing the leading causes of death and disability	C Le Galés-Camus
	10.15	Responding to the burden of NCDs	R Beaglehole
	11.15	Developing research protocols and proposals: open session for students	C Tukuitonga / A Kalache
March 09	09.00	Global burden of disease-data, methods, results overview	C Mathers
	10.15	Comparative risk assessment for NCDs	K Strong / C Mathers
	11.15	Epidemiological approaches to measurement of risk	K Sibuya
March 10	09.00	Surveillance - Introduction and STEPS	R Bonita / T Armstrong
	10.15	Surveillance - InfoBase	R Bonita / K Strong
	11.15	Surveillance-Global Youth Health Surveys	L Riley
March 11	09.00	Data sources / Existing data sources for NCDs	K Strong
	10.15	Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health	A Waxman
	11.15	Schools setting for NCD prevention?	C Gollmar
March 12	09.00	Primary Prevention of NCDs	C Tukuitonga
	10.15	Managing behavioral risks	J Epping-Jordan
	11.15	Primary prevention: physical activity	T Armstrong
March 15	09.00	Mental Health & substance abuse	J Bertolote
	10.15	Mental Health & substance abuse	J Bertolote
	11.15	Mental Health & substance abuse	J Bertolote
March 16	09.00	Evidence-based approaches to the prevention of CVDs Cost Effective Cardiovascular Interventions for low and middle income countries	S Mendis
	10.15	CVD risk assessment & management with hypertension as the entry point 2003 World Health Organization (WHO) / International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Statement on Management of Hypertension	S Mendis
	11.15	Primary and secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, stroke and rheumatic heart disease Prevention of Recurrent Heart Attacks and Strokes in Low and Middle Income Populations	S Mendis
March 17	09.00	Secondary prevention: screening (breast cancer)	A Ullrich
	10.15	Primary prevention: Tobacco	C Audera
	11.15	Primary prevention: FCTC	W Onizivu / G Vestal
March 18	09.00	Stroke	T Truelsen
	10.15	Stroke	T Truelsen
	11.15	Stroke	T Truelsen
March 19	09.00	The global burden of diabetes	N Unwin
	10.15	The prevention of diabetes and its complications	N Unwin
	11.15	Diabetes Action Now - A joint World Health Organization (WHO) - International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Programme	N Unwin
March 22	09.00	Chronic diseases and risks: the long-term view	C Hawkes
	10.15	Integrated NCD prevention	R Shao
	11.15	HP effectiveness	KC Tang
March 23	09.00	NCCP working groups	A Ullrich
	10.15	NCCP working groups	A Ullrich
	11.15	NCCP working groups	A Ullrich
March 24	09.00	NCD risks: a lifecourse perspective	A Kalache
	10.15	Ageing and NCDs	A Kalache
	11.15	Ageing and NCDs	A Kalache
March 25	09.00	Primary prevention: Alcohol	L Riley
	10.15	Alcohol and drugs	I Obot
	11.15	Primary prevention: Nutrition and diet	C Nishida
March 26	09.00	Improving health care for chronic conditions	J Epping-Jordan
March 26	10.15	Improving health care for chronic conditions	J Epping - Jordan
March 29	09.00	Violence and injuries	D Meddings
	10.15	Violence and injuries	D Meddings
	11.15	Violence and injuries	D Meddings
March 30	09.00 - 12.00	Exams	C Tukuitonga
March 31, April 01	09.00 - 12.00	Review	All
April 02	09.00 - 12.00	Presentations	All