Building Research Methods Capacity in WHO Southern Asia Countries: Improving research productivity

1. Building Research Methods Capacity in WHO Southern Asia Countries:Improving research productivity

3. How to Increase Scientific Publications

4. WHO Collaborating Center GSPH Janice Dorman, Ph.D.DirectorMolecular EpidemiologyRonald LaPorte, Ph.D.DirectorDisease Monitoring and Telecommunications

5. What is the Supercourse? www.pitt.edu/~super1 SUPERCOURSE-global library of 5500 PowerPoint lectures on prevention and public health, shared for free by over 50,000 faculty members in 174 countries.

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8. Gil Omenn Former President AAAS Ismail Sergeldan, Director Library of Alexandria Advisory Board Francois Sauer CEO, Trans Am Group Vint Cerf, Father of Internet Ron LaPorte, Professor, Supercourse Founder

9. Building Research Capacity in Developing Countries Library of Alexandria SuperHelp Desk

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11. BA making 10,000 copies, WHO Distributing to all countries, all medical schools and all schools of public health

13. 80% of all Scientific Articles are Turned down because of Poor Research Methods

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15. Vicious Cycle Submission Rejection Submission Rejection Submission Rejection

16. 2011 Publications in Public Health

18. Public Health Publications, US, China, India

19. For every Biostatician there are 800 Clinicians

20. Problem: Very little statistical capacity in developing countries Result 1: Poor research design and analysis Result 2: Limited scientific publication Solution A: Train people in the US Difficulty: 100,000 to train Ph.D. > 50% stay in US Result: Impossible to build research capacity for budding scientists in Developing countries

21. Solution 2: Library of Alexandria help research design Help Desk

22. Help Desk A Service the provides information and assistance concerning research methods Academic Statistical Help Desk: Typically local, helping students in the University Industrial strength Help Desk/Customer Service All major industries, 1000s of queries per hour, global

23. Brilliant scientific Idea from EMRO investigator How do I test it? WHO EMRO BA Supercourse Help Desk for Research methods

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29. Countries interested in establishing a National Help Desk Egypt India Iran Kazakhstan Kenya Lebanon Mexico Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Sudan Tanzania Uganda Yemen

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31. Doubling Articles from Developing countries in Lancet Old Model 2000 articles from developing countries submitted Review 15 published New Model 2000 articles from developing countries submitted Review 15 published, 100 identified as great questions, poor methods 100 triaged by help desk and methods polished Reviewed as a new paper Potentially another 15 published

33. Cost Effective Solution Research methods help Desk

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35. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela Improving access to research methods is a cost effective means to improve science in South Asian countries