The South Asian Cochrane Network

The South Asian Cochrane Network

First South Asian Regional Symposium on Evidence Based Health Care

Post Graduate Institute of Medicine,

University of Colombo

24th August 2007

From 8.30 am to 4.00 pm

Objective:

To raise awareness on practice and teaching methods of Evidence-Based-Medicine among Clinicians and Health care managers

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Lunch, refreshments and learning materials will be provided

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Registration on or before 15th August 2007 Registration fee: SLR 750.00

Late registration: SLR 1000.00

TENTATIVE AGENDA

8.30 am
8.45 am
9.00 am
9.30 am
10.00 am.
10.30 am
11.00 am
11.30 am
11.30
12.00
12.30
1.00
1.30 pm
2.15 pm
2.30 pm
3.00 pm
3.45 pm / Registration
Welcome address
Introduction to EBM
The Cochrane Library: evidence for healthcare decision-making
Using Evidence to Change Policy & Practice in South Asia
Towards an Evidence Based Health Care System
Tea
Practice of EBM: International experience
1.  The SEA ORCHID project
2.  EBM and Oncology
3.  EBM in Pakistan
4.  EBM in Bangladesh

Lunch

Teaching EBM: International experience
Presentation of papers
Discussion
Vote of thanks / Rizvi Sherif, Director/PGIM
Prathap Tharyan
Steve McDonald
Prathap Tharyan
Chrishantha Abeysena
Steve McDonald (SE Asia)
Rajiv Sarin (India)
Batool Rehan (Pakistan)
Omar Rahman (Bangladesh)
Meenu Singh (India)
Janaki / Gawrie
Steve, Prathap, Meenu, Sreekumaran, Rajiv, Thambu, Batool, Omar,
Pushpa Jayawardana
Chairperson / CCPSL

Resource persons

Dr. Batool Rehan, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Prof. Meenu Singh, Avanced Paediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh, India, Editor Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group

Prof. Omar Rahman, Professor of Demography & Executive Director, Independent University, Bangladesh. Coordinator, Bangladesh SACN site

Prof. Prathap Tharyan, Professor of Psychiatry Christian Medical College, Vellore, India (Co-ordinator - SACN), Editor Cochrane Schizophrenia Group

Prof. Rajiv Sarin, Director, Advanced Cancer Treatment, Research & Education Centre, (ACTREC) (The Cochrane Cancer Network), Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

Prof. Sreekumaran Nair, Professor of Biostatistics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, Statistical Editor, Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group

Mr. Steve McDonald, Australasian Cochrane Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Thambu David Sudarsanam, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections and Infectious Diseases Groups

Symposium coordinator

Dr. Chrishantha Abeysena

Department of Public Health

Faculty of Medicine,

University of Kelaniya,

Ragama.

Tel: 2953411

Fax: 2958337

Organised by

South Asian Cochrane Network

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka