Training in Research in Reproductive Health - Geneva 2005

Opening ceremony - Course files - List of lecturers - List of participants - Dinner - Oral presentations
Reviews presented by the participants - Course report

From Research to Practice:
Training in Research in Reproductive Health
Geneva 2005

14 February – 25 March 2005

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

LECTURE PLAN

Common course: Research methodology

The opening ceremony on 14 February will be in the EXB room/WHO
Lectures will be held in room M 605 ( 15 February - 25 February)

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
February 14	09.00	Organisational matters	Organisers; venue: GFMER	14.00	Opening ceremony	A Campana A Martin-Hilber C Méla W Pasini J Philippe P-A Schneider P-F Unger J Villar
				ca. 15.30	Welcome cocktail	WHO/ Restaurant
February 15	09.00	Introduction to the course	J Villar	14.00	Visit of the WHO library
	09.15	Maternal and newborn mortality and morbidities. The silent Tsunamis	M Islam
	10.00	Research in sexual health	A Martin-Hilber
February 16	09.00	Epidemiologic studies	M Merialdi	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 17	09.00	Randomized clinical trials	M Merialdi	14.00	Introduction to Excel, Word and Powerpoint	S Koppenhoefer
	10.15	Cluster randomized trials and equivalence trials	D Wojdyla	14.30	Computer basics	S Koppenhoefer
February 18	09.00	Methodological issues in the measurement of maternal mortality and morbidity	A Betran	14.00	Chronic pelvic pain	K Khan
	10.15	Methodological issues in the use of anthropometry for evaluation of nutritional status	M Bloessner
February 21	09.00	Screening for obstetrics and intrapartum events	M Merialdi
	10.15	Ethical issues in research	E Vayena
February 22	09.00	Research synthesis	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
February 23	09.00	Basics concepts in genetic epidemiology	M Merialdi
	10.45	Strategies for Data Analysis: Randomized Controlled Trials	D Wojdyla
February 24	09.00	The WHO Reproductive Health Library	M Gülmezoglu	14.00	Gender, Women's Health, Human Rights	E Kismodi
	10.15	Strategies for Data Analysis: Cohort and Case-control Studies	I Malonza
February 25	09.00	Introduction/Genetic consultation in OBGYN	M Gersbach	14.00	Critical appraisal of research reports	L Say
	10.15	Genetic counselling: Principles and practice	M Gersbach

Course: Reproductive Health

Lectures will be held in Room X 10/WHO

Date	AM	Topic	Speaker	PM	Topic	Speaker
February 28	09.00	Fertilisation and implantation	PG Bianchi-Movarekhi	14.00	From Contraception to Reproductive Health	G Benagiano
	10.00	The HPG axis	R Gaillard
	11.00	Puberty	V Schwitzgebel
	12.00	The menstrual cycle	F Pralong
March 01	09.00	Polycystic ovary syndrome	F Pralong	15.00	Research methods: questions and answers	J Villar
	10.00	Endometriosis	D Chardonnens
	11.00	Oral contraception and the HPG axis	F Pralong
March 02	09.00	Clinical cytogenetics	S Dahoun
	10.00	Clinical molecular genetics	M Morris
	11.30	The human genome project, its implication for the practice of medicine in the 21st century	S Antonarakis
March 03	10.00	Natural contraceptive methods	K Vogelsong
March 03	11.00	Laparoscopy in developing countries	P Meyer
March 04	09.00	Sexual and reproductive health research at WHO	P v Look	14.00	Workshop: Systematic review	M Gülmezoglu R Kulier
	10.00	WHO’s Evidence-Based Guidelines for Family Planning	S Johnson
	11.00	Preventing unsafe abortion	R Kulier
March 07	09.00	Male contraception	K Vogelsong
March 07	10.00	Immunocontraception	K Vogelsong
March 08	09.00	Investigation of the infertile couple	A Campana
	10.00	Treatment of infertility	A Campana
	11.00	Menstrual cycle disorders	D Chardonnens
	12.00	Surgical treatment of male infertility	G de Boccard
March 09	09.00	Treatment of infertility	A Campana	14.00	Contraception in adolescents	H Bathija
	10.00	Recurrent miscarriage	A Campana
	11.00	Assisted reproductive technologies	H Lucas
	12.00	Ethical issues in assisted reproductive technologies	E Vayena
March 10	09.00	Menopause	G Bianchi	14.00	Osteoporosis	R Rizzoli
March 10	10.00	Hormone replacement therapy	G Bianchi	14.00	Osteoporosis	R Rizzoli
March 11	09.00	Dual protection: prevention of STIs/HIV and pregnancy	K O'Reilly	14.00	Long-acting contraceptive methods for women	C d'Arcangues
	10.00	HIV infection in pregnancy	F Ndowa	14.00	Long-acting contraceptive methods for women	C d'Arcangues
	11.00	STIs and bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy	F Ndowa / S Hawkes	15.00	Future methods of fertility regulation	C d'Arcangues
March 14	09.00	Designing and evaluating clinical algorithms for STI case management	F Ndowa
March 14	11.30	Colposcopy	A Major
March 15	09.00	Human Papillomavirus Vaccines as a Potential Novel Tool for Global Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Women	S Pagliusi	14.00	Obstetrical vaginal fistula: Surgical approach	C-H Rochat
	10.00	Breast Cancer: diagnosis and treatment	G Vlastos
	11.00	Palliative care	N Steiner
March 16	09.00	Prenatal diagnosis	Ph Extermann	14.00	Cervical cancer: screening and management Photodynamic diagnosis and therapy	A Major R Rauschning A Lisyanskaya G Manikhas S Koppenhoefer
	10.00	Ultrasound in obstetrics	Ph Extermann
	11.00	Evidence based antenatal care	M Merialdi
	12.00	Nutritional interventions during pregnancy for the prevention of maternal morbidity, mortality and preterm delivery	M Merialdi
March 17	09.00	Prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage	M Gülmezoglu	14.00	Strategy for the elimination of congenital syphilis	N Broutet
	10.00	Impaired fetal growth	M Mathai
	11.00	WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health	A Shah
	12.00	Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia	M Cherian
March 18	09.00	Neonatal resuscitation	D Woods
	10.00	Treatment of hypertension in pregnancy	L Say
	11.00	Making pregnancy safer	R Kabra
March 21, 22, 23		Exams

The course is supported by:

GFMER
IAMANEH
UNDP Latvia
UNDP Lithuania
WHO
Société Médicale Beaulieu
Geneva Yaoundé Cooperation