Date: February 8, 2010
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue
SACNC/CMC CREST conference room; Centre for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore 632002
This workshop will also be conducted at the KEM Hospital Mumbai via live tele-link
Who May Attend?
Anyone who wishes to know more about the role of systematic reviews and meta-analysis in assessing the effects of interventions in healthcare and the role of study designs and risk of bias in contributing to levels of evidence.
Anyone wishing to know more about searching PubMed and The Cochrane Library for interventional studies and systematic reviews
Anyone who wishes to know how to critically appraise a systematic review and apply the results of systematic reviews and interventional trials to everyday clinical practice.
For those attending the Systematic Review Protocol Development workshop from February 9-12th, this introductory workshop is mandatory, if they have not already attended such a workshop
Course faculty
Prof. Prathap Tharyan, Director, South Asian Cochrane Network & Centre, Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research & training in Evidence-Based Healthcare, CMC Vellore
Prof. Thambu David, Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group & Professor of Medicine, Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research & training in Evidence-Based Healthcare, CMC Vellore
Dr. Aneesh George, Research Associate, South Asian Cochrane Network & Centre, Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research & training in Evidence-Based Healthcare, CMC Vellore
Mr. Jabez Paul Barnabas, Trials search Coordinator, South Asian Database of Controlled Clinical Trials, South Asian Cochrane Network & Centre, Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research & training in Evidence-Based Healthcare, CMC Vellore
Mr. Richard Kirubakaran, Biostatistician, South Asian Cochrane Network, Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research & training in Evidence-Based Healthcare, CMC Vellore
At KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Nithya Gogtay; Department of Pharmacology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Registration (for CMC Vellore workshop)
· For undergraduate students, interns in the health sciences: INR 250
· For postgraduate students, clinicians and other healthcare workers/administrators from academic institutions or healthcare settings: INR 750
· For others from industry, pharmaceutical companies etc: INR 1500
Download Registration Form Click here
Please apply using the registration form and await acceptance before sending the registration fee.
The fee is to be submitted by a bank draft in the name of the CMC Vellore Association payable at the State Bank of India, Bagayam, Vellore. The registration fee includes refreshments, lunch and the costs of resource materials
Seats limited to 35 on a first come first served basis
LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION – February 4, 2010
Contact Details:
Jabez Paul Barnabas
Administrative Assistant
Prof.BV Moses & ICMR Centre for Advanced Research in Evidence –Informed Healthcare
Carman Block II floor
Christian Medical College
Vellore 632002
Email: cochrane@cmcvellore.ac.in
Tel: 0416 2284499
OR
Prathap Tharyan
prathap@cmcvellore.ac.in
Mobile: +919443743851
For KEM Hospital Workshop
Contact for details of registration and costs:
Dr. Nithya Gogtay
Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology
M S Building, 1 st floor, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital ,
Parel, Mumbai- 400 012
Tel: 9820495836; 91 22 24136051 Ext 2715
Email: njgogtay@hotmail.com
dcpkem@vsnl.com