ARCH – Communicating Science to Facilitate the Uptake of Research Findings into Policy and Practice
21 June 2022, 28 June & 5 July | 13:00 (BST)
Different stakeholders within the research uptake cycle, such as researchers, journalists, policy makers, and advocacy organisations, are groups that shape how scientific results are communicated, interpreted, and taken up into policy and practice. In this three-part workshop series inspiring experts will share their skills and experiences in communicating scientific information.
Part 1: How to Talk to the Public About Controversial Topics in Science
Chair: Dr Ezequiel García-Elorrio, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Argentina
Speaker: Dr Luisa Massarani, Brazilian Institute of Public Communication of Science and Technology, Brazil
Part 2: How to Write a Policy Brief
Chair: Dr Kondwani Chidziwisano, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Malawi
Speaker: Dr Sohana Shafique, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Part 3: How to Communicate with Journalists
Chair: Kelvin Ngugi Gichia, Technical Officer, Communications, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Speaker: Lindiwe Bandazi-Mafuleka, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme (MLW), Malawi
A certificate of attendance is issued to those that attend at least 80% of the workshop and complete the feedback evaluation.
Global Brain Health Clinical Exchange Platform – Updates on neuro critical care
24 June | 14:00 (BST)
This interactive session will cover critical care of the neurologic system with insights into practice in different settings through knowledge exchange with fellow participants.
Chair: Dr Sherry H-Y Chou, Northwestern Medicine, USA
Speaker: Dr Ayush Batra, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
A certificate of attendance is issued to those that attend at least 80% of the workshop and complete the feedback evaluation.
Epidemic Ethics – Indigenous communities, ‘vulnerability’, and the COVID-19 pandemic
20 June 2022 | 13:00 (BST), 12:00 (GMT)
Indigenous populations experience both social and economic marginalization, and as a result are at disproportionate risk during public health emergencies. This webinar will explore ethical challenges experienced by Indigenous populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, how 'vulnerabilities' are portrayed and experienced in this context, and the role that traditional knowledge and practices have played as a source of resiliency.
Register for Indigenous communities, ‘vulnerability’, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Global Research Nurses – Introduction to Research for Nurses and Midwives
23 June 2022 | 12:00 (BST), 11:00 (GMT)
Global Research Nurses mission is to empower nurses and midwives to get involved in research, no matter where they work or the role they undertake. This webinar will inspire you to get started in research. We will explore how to choose the research methodology most suitable for your research topic and our panel will walk us through their journeys into research, sharing those tips that they wish to have known when they started.
This session aims to inspire nurses and midwives to get involved in research and find a path to get started in research.
Speakers:
Jennifer Maclellan, University of Oxford, UK
Mary Ani-Amponsah, College of Health Sciences, Ghana
Lydia Boampong Owusu, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Faith Nawagi, Makerere University, Uganda
Joby George, Medanta the Medicity, India
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Registration Now Open for The Global Health Network Conference 2022
24 – 25 November 2022 | University of Cape Town
This conference will be a fantastic opportunity to learn from researchers working across different disease areas, geographies and disciplines. The aim of this conference is to present research findings, and also methods and processes, so we can learn from these to better enable research in every healthcare setting.
Call for abstracts – The Global Health Network Conference 2022
Abstract submissions on research studies that demonstrate excellence in equity, appropriate design or embedded approaches such as developing the team or community engagement are encouraged. TGHN is looking for examples of methods, processes, schemes and systems that enable research and taking evidence into practice and policy. There is no fee for submitting an abstract.
Deadline: 20 June 2022
Awards are available for successful applicants from LMICs to cover the cost of their travel, accommodation and single-entry visa.
Meeting summary:
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in global health research but frameworks, policy and best practice for the ethical review and oversight of AI-enabled studies is currently lacking. The Forum will discuss how traditional research ethics regulatory frameworks have responded to the rapid advances in AI technology, and what changes are required, including to the role and responsibility of research ethics committees (RECs). It will explore the ethical challenges such as bias, privacy, data provenance and ownership, along with the need for transparency, accountability and engagement during the design and use of AI in global health research. To date, these discussions have predominantly taken place in high-income countries, and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) perspectives have been underrepresented. The Forum will consider the LMIC context where AI has the potential to address critical skills shortages and improve access to care, but where the ethical challenges are made harder due to existing disparities in infrastructure, knowledge and capacity. The Forum will take a multidisciplinary approach to explore how AI technology is being designed and used in health research, reflecting the range of actors involved in this space and the importance of computer scientists and technologists who apply AI for health to understand research ethics frameworks and considerations.
As part of the upcoming meeting, the GFBR is seeking case studies that bring attention to key ethical issues that have emerged regarding the use of AI in health research in LMIC settings and proposals to participate in a session on governance issues. The GFBR is also seeking participants to attend the meeting, with places awarded on a competitive basis.
Full details on how to apply are available on the GFBR website and the background paper provides further details on the meeting theme.
The deadline for applications is 17.00 CET on 17 June 2022.
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