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SCHS-Approved
Course on Human and Medical Ethics (xxx CME Hours)
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2.
1-hour Sessions
on Human and Medical Ethics
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4
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3.
Non-SCHS
Course on Culturally-Relevant Personal Development (xxxx
CME Hours)
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5
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4.
1-hour Sessions
on Culturally-Relevant Personal Development
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7
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5.
SCHS-Approved
Course on Research Methods (xxx CME Hours)
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8
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6.
1-hour Sessions
on Research Methods
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10
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7.
1-hour
Sessions on Culturally-Relevant Patient Safety and Quality Topics
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11
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8.
SCHS-Approved
Course on Establishing and Managing IRB (xxx CME HOURS)
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12
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9.
Attachments:
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Attachment #1: SCHS Summary of
Speaker CV
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Attachment #2: Front and back
of speaker SCHS card
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Attachment #3: Forwarding
letter
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1.
SCHS-Approved
Course on Human and Medical Ethics (xxx CME Hours) – Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
General
Learning Objectives and Desired Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding and implementing ethical theories and principles in
solving ethical dilemmas
2. Understanding and applying principles and guidelines of
professionalism in medicine
3. Understanding and implementing and respecting patient rights and
responsibilities
4. Analysis of ethical issues relating to start and end of life
5. Understanding and appreciating ethical issues in research
6. General understanding and appreciation of ethical issues in public
health practice
COURSE
PROGRAM
DAY 1
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Lectures: Introduction to ethical theories and principles: 1a. Islamic Ethical theory and principles within the global ethical
diversity; 1b. Clinical Ethics Consultation; 1c. How
to resolve ethical issues in clinical practice?
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Lectures:
Professionalism, 2a. Dimensions of professionalism, 2b.
Physician’s Professional Relationships and Duties, 2c. Relationship
with the Pharmaceutical Industry and Conflict of Interest, 2d. Medical
errors, medical malpractice. 2e. code of ethics for medical practitioners
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
- 03:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 2
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Start
Issues: 4a. Reproductive ethics, 4b. Ethical issues
in human fertility 4c. Ethico-legal issues in neonatology of life
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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End of life issues: 5a. Palliative Care Ethics for
Terminally Ill Patients, 5b. End of life decisions, 5c. Solid
Organ transplant and donation
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
- 03:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 3
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Ethical issues in Research: 6a. Ethical issues in clinical
research 6b. Ethical issues in public health research 6c.
Ethico-legal issues in grant writing and publication 6d. The Institutional
Review Board (IRB) 6e. Conflicts of Interest, Human research subject
protection.
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Public Health Ethics: 7a. Ethics of public health and
health promotion 7b. Ethics of disasters and emergency medicine. 7c.
Resource allocation
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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2.
1-Hour Sessions on Human and Medical Ethics
1. Primer of ethics for medical practitioners,
2. Ethical issues in breast cancer screening and treatment.
3. Ethical issues in cervical cancer screening and treatment
4. Ethical issues in screening for childhood genetic diseases
5. Outstanding ethico-legal issues in brain death,
6. Ethico-legal issues related to malpractice and medical negligence
7. Effective handling of mass media reporting of medical errors
8. Ethico-legal issues in pre-natal and neonatal diagnosis and
treatment,
9. Ethico-legal issues in the control of communicable diseases,
10. How to handle ethico-legal problems relating to medical
certificates,
11. Ethical issues in the emergency room
12. How to avoid ethical mistakes in research publication
13. Practice based vs evidence based medicine: which way forward for
KFMC?
14. Understanding ethico-legal issues in child abuse and neglect,
15. Successful physician defense in malpractice suits,
16. Ethical issues in brain and other tissue banking,
17. How can we practice beyond guidelines?: ethico-legal dilemmas,
18. How to achieve professionalism in medical education,
19. Ethical issues in history taking and physical examination,
20. Ethics and etiquette of dealing with patients their families in
terminal illness and dying
21. Ethico-legal guidelines in correct handling of advance directives
(living will)
22. Physician misconduct: ethico-legal considerations
23. Dilemma of research vs clinical care,
24. Ethico-legal issues in life support in terminal illness,
25. Ethical issues in medical records,
26. Ethico-legal issues in DNR,
27. Medical professionalism,
28. Conflict of interest in research,
29. Consent of patient to participate in research,
3. Non-SCHS Course
on Culturally-Relevant Personal Development
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
1.
Understand conceptual and
practical aspects of leadership and management from an Arab-Muslim cultural and
social perspective
2.
Understand practical issues in
management of work resources from relevant local experience
COURSE
PROGRAM
DAY 1
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Lectures on leadership 1: 1a. Foundations of
intellectual, social, and skills self-development 1b. Leadership: Basic
Characteristics, sifaat al qiyadat 1c. Attributes and functions of
leaders, sifaat wa masuliyaat al qaid 1d. Disease of Leaders and Followers,
amraadh al qiyaadat.
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Lectures on leadership 2: 2a. Communication in
leadership, fan al ittisaal fi al qiyaadat. 2b.
Negotiation
in leadership, fan al hiwaar fi al qiyadat. 2c. Model leaders
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
- 03:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 2
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Lectures on management 1: 1a. Principles and Concepts of
Management, 1b. Strategy, al istratiijiyat. 1c. Planning and
implementation, takhtiit wa tanfiidh al masharii’e
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Lectures on management 2: 2a. Control and Evaluation, al
muraaqabat wa al taqwiim. 2b.
Decision-making
and problem-solving, al qaraaraat wa al mashaakil
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
- 03:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 3
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Lectures on resource management 1: 1a. Time Management, idaarat
al waqt. 1b. Financial Management, idaaral maal. 1c. Information
Management, idaarat al ma’alumat
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Lectures on resource management 2: 2a. Organizational
Management, idaarat al munadhamat. 2b. Personnel Management, idaarat
al bashar
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
- 03:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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1-Hour Sessions on Culturally-Relevant Personal Development
1. Time
management
2. Being an
effective team player
3. Stress
management
4. Leadership
and management in health care
5. Professional
mentoring
6. Cross
cultural communication
7. The
culture of reading and thinking
8. Communication
in small groups
9. Skills
for effective public presentation
10. Conflicts:
identification and resolution
11. Tactics
of successful negotiation
12. Etiquette
in the healthcare team
13. Understanding
systems and complexity
14. Human
factor engineering
15. The art
of listening
SCHS-Approved Course on Research
Methods
DAY 1
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Module 1 on Discipline Introduction: General Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology, Public and Community Health, Biostatistics, and Computing |
Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Module 2 on Mathematical Foundations: Probability, Variables, The Normal Curve and Estimation, Hypotheses, Sampling |
Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 2
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Module 3
on Descriptive Statistics: Data Storage, Retrieval, and Management; Data
Summary & Presentation as Diagrams: Tables and Graphics; Discrete Data
Summary: Rates, Hazards, Ratios, and Proportions; Continuous Data Summary I:
Measures Of Central Tendency; Continuous Data Summary II: Measures Of
Variation/Dispersion
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Module 4
on Inferential Statistics: Discrete Data Analysis, Continuous Data Analysis,
Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Time Series and Survival Analysis
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 3
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Module 5 on Study Design and Analysis: Field Epidemiology techniques,
Cross-Sectional Design, Case-Control Design, Follow-Up Design, and Randomized
Design
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Module 6 on study Interpretation: Measures of Association and Effect, Sources
and Treatment of Bias, Health Statistics, Demographic Statistics, Reading and
Writing Scientific Literature
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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4.
1-Hour Sessions on Research Methods
1. The difficult balance between treatment and research
2. Statistical
vs clinical significance
3. Writing
a grant proposal
4. Scientific
writing and critical review
5. Formulation
of research questions
6. The role
of research in clinical care
7. Understanding
meta-analysis
8. Survival
analysis
9. Measures
of disease occurrence: incidence and prevalence
10. Measures
of excess disease occurrence: odds ratio
11. Discrete
data summary
12. Discrete
data analysis
13. Continuous
data summary
14. Continuous
data analysis
15. Bias in
research: confounding and others
16. Formulation
and testing scientific hypotheses
17. Ethics
of data management
5.
1-Hour Sessions on Culturally-Relevant Patient Safety and Quality
Topics
1. Understanding
and managing clinical risk
2. Dealing
with patients of different social backgrounds
3. Understanding
and learning from errors
4. Compassion
in medical care
5. Family
centered care
6. The
family as honored guests of the hospital
7. Ethical
issues in patient safety
8. Practicing
holistic medicine
9. Rapport
and empathy with patients
10. Spiritual
support for patients
6.
SCHS-Approved Course
on Establishing and Managing IRB
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
1. Understand
the historical background to national and international ethical regulations of
human research
2. Understand
the functions and procedures of an IRB
3. Understand
the role of IRB in the protection of the research subject rights to autonomy,
confidentiality, and privacy
4. Understand
and know how to Deal with conflicts of interest in research
COURSE
PROGRAM
DAY 1
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
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Background to research ethics regulations: 1a. Historical
background to research ethics: Nuremberg, Helsinki, Belmont 1b. International
and National guidelines on clinical research: GCP, NCBE, SFDA
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
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Roles and functions of IRB: 21. IRB committee: authority, scope, membership,
functions and responsibilities. 2b. IRB committee operating procedures. 2c.
IRB Committee: overview of policies, forms, and standard letters 2d. IRB
automation
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 2
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Research subject rights and responsibilities: 1a. Informed
consent 1b. Privacy and confidentiality. 1c. data protection
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Role of IRB in assuring research subject rights: 1a. Human
Research Subject Protection Program 1b. Monitoring and Auditing 1c. Quality
and safety programs
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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12:30pm
- 01:30pm
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LUNCH and SALAT BREAK
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01:30pm
- 02:30pm
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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02:30pm
- 03:30pm
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Plenary discussion session
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DAY 3
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TIME
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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08:00am
- 09.30am
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Conflicts: 1a. Conflict of interest in research. 1b. Dealing
with external sponsors of research
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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09:30am
- 10:30am
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Parallel problem-solving workshops
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10:30am
- 11.00am
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TEA BREAK
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11:00am
- 12:30pm
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Mock
IRB committee meeting 1
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Prof Omar Hasan Kasule Sr.
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