Expanding cancer research capacity in Nigeria with team science

通过团队科学扩大尼日利亚的癌症研究能力

• 批准号: 10438142
• 负责人: OLUSEGUN ISAAC ALATISE
• 金额: $ 26.88万
• 依托单位: SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-08 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10438142
• 关键词: Address; Area; Behavioral Sciences; Biometry; Cancer Patient; Caring; Clinical Research; Collaborations; Colorectal Cancer; Country; Development; Discipline; Discipline of Nursing; Doctor of Philosophy; E-learning; Ensure; Evidence based intervention; Foundations; Goals; Health; Health Policy; Incidence; Individual; Infrastructure; Institution; Malignant Neoplasms; Medicine; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Mentors; Mentorship; Nigeria; Nigerian; Nurses; Nursing Faculty; Oncology; Outcome; Physicians; Public Health; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Science; Solid; Teaching Hospitals; Time; Training; Training Programs; Universities; anticancer research; base; cancer epidemiology; cancer therapy; clinical practice; college; design; hands on research; malignant breast neoplasm; medical specialties; meetings; multidisciplinary; programs

SUMMARY In Nigeria, cancer is a significant and growing public health threat. Given the rising incidence and poor outcomes associated with cancer in the region, the Nigerian Ministry of Health has designated cancer as a priority area for research and training. To support this, we propose a new training program – the Nigerian Cancer Research Training (NCAT) program – with the goal of increasing capacity for cancer research in Nigeria. We seek to not only strengthen the existing research enterprise but to build in- country expertise and provide a solid foundation for the development, implementation, and dissemination of evidence-based interventions that will impact public health policy, as well as clinical practice, care, and treatment for cancer patients. The NCAT program will build on existing relationships and infrastructure established over the past decade between Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in the US, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Nigeria, and the College of Medicine/Lagos University Teaching Hospital (CMUL/LUTH) in Nigeria. We will employ a multi-level approach to strengthen research capacity for individuals (Aim 1) and institutions (Aim 2), while also enhancing broader relationships at national, regional, and global levels (Aim 3). The NCAT program will address two distinct needs for cancer research training in Nigeria: 1. a training program that can be used for clinical faculty (primarily physicians and nurses) that will not interfere with clinical/research duties, and 2. a training program to bolster the capacity of full-time PhD-level researchers in the disciplines of cancer epidemiology, behavioral sciences, and biostatistics. Trainees will be competitively selected, and we will emphasize diversity and underrepresented specialties (e.g., nursing, psycho-oncology). A multi-pronged training approach, utilizing coursework, “hands-on” research in ongoing breast and colorectal cancer studies, virtual learning, mentorship, and collaboration will be used to train a cadre of multidisciplinary Nigerian cancer researchers. After a one-year cancer research training period, NCAT trainees will be grouped into research teams and take part in team science-based training, which will include designing and conducting a collaborative mentored pilot research project in Nigeria. In addition, to enhance support for local researchers beyond the project period, we will develop cancer research training courses to be used in Nigeria, and provide mentorship and training to research administration offices at OAU and CMUL/LUTH. We will use multiple layers of trainee and project assessment to ensure that our program is meeting its ultimate goal of creating well-trained colorectal and breast cancer researchers and a sustainable pipeline for continued cancer research in Nigeria.

概括 在尼日利亚，癌症是一种巨大的公共卫生威胁。鉴于事件上升和差 尼日利亚卫生部与该地区的癌症相关的结果指定了癌症 作为研究和培训的优先领域。为了支持这一点，我们提出了一个新的培训计划 - 尼日利亚癌症研究培训（NCAT）计划 - 目的是增加癌症的能力 尼日利亚的研究。我们不仅寻求加强现有的研究企业，而且要建立 国家专业知识并为开发，实施和 传播将影响公共卫生政策以及临床的基于证据的干预措施 癌症患者的练习，护理和治疗。 NCAT计划将基于现有关系 和在过去十年之间建立的基础设施之间 （MSK）在美国，尼日利亚的Obafemi Awolowo大学（OAU）和医学院/拉各斯学院 尼日利亚的大学教学医院（CMUL/LUTH）。我们将采用多层次的方法 增强个人的研究能力（AIM 1）和机构（AIM 2），同时也增强了 国家，地区和全球层面的更广泛的关系（AIM 3）。 NCAT程序将解决 尼日利亚对癌症研究培训的两个不同需求：1。可用于的培训计划 不会干扰临床/研究职责的临床教师（主要是医师和护士） 2。一项培训计划，以增强全日制博士学位研究人员的能力 癌症流行病学，行为科学和生物统计学。学员将被竞争选择， 我们将强调多样性和代表性不足的专业（例如护士，心理肿瘤学）。 多管齐的培训方法，使用课程，正在进行的乳房中的“动手”研究和 结直肠癌研究，虚拟学习，心态和协作将用于培训 多学科的尼日利亚癌症研究人员。经过一年的癌症研究培训期，NCAT 学员将分为研究团队，并参加基于科学的培训，这将 包括在尼日利亚设计和进行合作修补试点研究项目。此外， 为了增强对项目期间的本地研究人员的支持，我们将开发癌症研究 在尼日利亚使用的培训课程，并为研究管理提供指导和培训 OAU和CMUL/LUTH的办事处。我们将使用多层学员和项目评估 确保我们的计划达到创建训练有素的结直肠癌和乳腺癌的最终目标 研究人员和尼日利亚持续癌症研究的可持续渠道。