The Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence: a proposal for enhancing biostatistics capacity for sub-Saharan Africa.
The Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence: a proposal for enhancing biostatistics capacity for sub-Saharan Africa.
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DOI：
10.1002/sim.6572
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发表时间：
2015-11-30
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2
通讯作者：
Chikte U
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作者：
Machekano R;Young T;Rusakaniko S;Musonda P;Sartorius B;Todd J;Fegan G;Thabane L;Chikte U
撒哈拉以南非洲地区缺乏训练有素的生物医学研究方法学家，尤其是生物统计学家。2014年7月，来自该地区的一群生物统计学家和研究人员参加了一次集思广益研讨会，以确定减少这一关键技能不足的方法。讲习班认识到，前几次讲习班提出的关于在南部非洲建立生物统计能力的建议尚未得到落实。讨论的最终结果是提议设立非洲生物统计卓越中心，这是该区域内学术和研究机构之间的协作努力，作为通过专门的学术硕士方案以及针对研究人员的定期讲习班促进生物统计能力建设的工具。
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a shortage of well-trained biomedical research methodologists, in particular, biostatisticians. In July 2014, a group of biostatisticians and researchers from the region attended a brainstorming workshop to identify ways in which to reduce the deficit in this critical skill. The workshop recognized that recommendations from previous workshops on building biostatistics capacity in SSA had not been implemented. The discussions culminated with a proposal to setup an Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence, a collaborative effort across academic and researcher institutions within the region, as a vehicle for promoting biostatistics capacity building through specialized academic masters programs as well as regular workshops targeting researchers.