Community genetics - Hanan Hamamy

Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2010

Community genetics module - Part 3

Hanan Hamamy

October 20-30

Presentations

• Community genetics - Hanan Hamamy
• Primary prevention of congenital disorders - Hanan Hamamy
• Epidemiology, care and prevention of hemoglobinopathies - Nasir Al-Allawi
• Thalassemia prevention: screening and prenatal diagnostic approaches - Marina Kleanthous
• Rational for birth defect registry, surveillance and monitoring based on the Hungarian experiences - Andrew Czeizel
• Self-poisoning during pregnancy as a model for teratogenic risk estimation of drugs. Disaster epidemiology - Andrew Czeizel

WHO documents

• WHO. Birth defects. Report by the Secretariat. Geneva: WHO; 2010.
• WHO. Medical genetic services in developing countries: The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of genetic testing and screening. Geneva: WHO; 2006.

Reference reading

Those that are given to the presentations and the relevant WHO documents.

Evaluation: Will be sent to participants on 30th October.